Doing comparative historical education research: Problems and issues from and about Hong Kong

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Volumn 29, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 269-285

  Sweeting, Anthony ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 0037926802     PISSN: 03057925     EISSN: 14693623     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0305792990290306     Document Type: Article

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