Changing times, changing demands: A comparative analysis of classroom practice in primary schools in England and Finland

Research Papers in Education

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 229-255

  Webb, Rosemary ^a   Vulliamy, Graham ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Comparative; Curriculum; Finland; Pedagogy; Policy; Primary

Indexed keywords

EID: 0007238793     PISSN: 02671522     EISSN: 14701146     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0267152990140302     Document Type: Article

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