Building a global schoolhouse: International education in Singapore

Australian Journal of Education

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 46-65

  Sidhu, Ravinder ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Developing countries; Educational marketing; Global approach; Globalisation; International education; Knowledge economy

Indexed keywords

EID: 17144394508     PISSN: 00049441     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000494410504900103     Document Type: Article

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