Teachers' conceptions of borderless - A cross-cultural study on multicultural sensitivity of the Chinese teachers

Educational Research for Policy and Practice

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 33-53

  Yeung, Alison S W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Chinese learning styles; Cultural awareness; Educationally disadvantaged; Multicultural education; Teacher's perception

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646490750     PISSN: 15702081     EISSN: 15731723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10671-005-5724-4     Document Type: Review

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