Case-based learning and reticence in a bilingual context: Perceptions of business students in Hong Kong

System

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 457-469

  Jackson, Jane ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Business education; Case method; Chinese culture; Discussion based pedagogy; Learner behavior; Needs analysis; Reticence

Indexed keywords

EID: 0142119341     PISSN: 0346251X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.system.2003.03.001     Document Type: Article

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