Accomplishing lessons in postcolonial classrooms: Comparative perspectives from Botswana and Brunei Darussalam

Comparative Education

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 177-202

  Arthur, Jo ^a   Martin, Peter ^b  

^a EDGE HILL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION POLICY; EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT; LANGUAGE; LEARNING; STRATEGIC APPROACH; STUDENT; TEACHING;

AFRICA; ASIA; BOTSWANA; BRUNEI DARUSSALAM; EURASIA; SOUTHEAST ASIA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 33646102449     PISSN: 03050068     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03050060600628009     Document Type: Article

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