The paradox of promoting creativity in the asian classroom: An empirical investigation

Genetic, Social, and General Psychology Monographs

Volumn 130, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 307-332

  Kwang, Ng Aik ^a   Smith, Ian ^b  

^a SINGAPORE MANAGEMENT UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Confucian tradition of learning; Conservative autocratic; Individualism collectivism; Liberal democratic

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASIAN; COOPERATION; CREATIVITY; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; HUMAN; LEARNING; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TEACHING;

ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; CREATIVENESS; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; HUMANS; LEARNING; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TEACHING;

EID: 27844490023     PISSN: 87567547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/MONO.130.4.307-332     Document Type: Article

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