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Promoting Community Integration of New Migrant Workers in China

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Learning and Community Approaches for Promoting Well-Being

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This chapter presents the case of migrant workers in China, and the need for integrating these new entrants into both the workforce and community life. Community education is explored and offered as a mechanism to mitigate challenges and to enhance community well-being of both newcomers and existing residents.

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  1. Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, China

    Wen Juan Lu & Longgen Chen

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  1. Wen Juan Lu
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Correspondence to Wen Juan Lu .

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  1. Soongsil University, Seoul, Korea, Republic of (South Korea)

    Youngwha Kee

  2. Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA

    Yunji Kim

  3. Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA

    Rhonda Phillips

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Lu, W.J., Chen, L. (2015). Promoting Community Integration of New Migrant Workers in China. In: Kee, Y., Kim, Y., Phillips, R. (eds) Learning and Community Approaches for Promoting Well-Being. SpringerBriefs in Well-Being and Quality of Life Research. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-12439-1_3

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