Thinking of school and learning in a multicultural context: A comparison of Canadian teachers and Japanese parents

Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 532-547

  Yokota Adachi, Hiroko ^a   Geva, Esther ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

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EID: 12144267451     PISSN: 01434632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01434639908666388     Document Type: Article

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