The social mediation of learning in multiethnic schools: Introduction

European Journal of Psychology of Education

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 3-11

  De Abreu, Guida ^a   Elbers, Ed ^b  

^a OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cultural diversity; Cultural tools; Multicultural classrooms; Multiethnic schools; Social mediation

Indexed keywords

EID: 17044413278     PISSN: 02562928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03173207     Document Type: Article

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