Factors in the implementation of task-based teaching in primary schools

System

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 485-500

  Carless, David R ^a  

^a THE EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Curriculum implementation; Primary schools; Qualitative case studies; Task based teaching

Indexed keywords

EID: 0142056043     PISSN: 0346251X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.system.2003.03.002     Document Type: Article

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