Taking human capital investment seriously: Reflections on educational reform

Educational Research for Policy and Practice

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 63-76

  Kang, Trivina ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Education reform; Singapore education; Upper secondary

Indexed keywords

EID: 33644528757     PISSN: 15702081     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10671-004-3932-y     Document Type: Article

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