Western influences in Korean preschool education

International Education Journal

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 153-164

  Kwon, Young Ihm ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Curriculum; Korea; Preschool education; Traditional values; Westernisation

Indexed keywords

EID: 18544387728     PISSN: 14431475     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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