The cultural politics of curricular reform in China: A case study of geographical education in Shanghai

Journal of Contemporary China

Volumn 15, Issue 47, 2006, Pages 233-254

  Marton, Andrew M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURRICULUM; EDUCATION REFORM; EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT; GEOGRAPHY EDUCATION; SECONDARY EDUCATION; TEACHING;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; SHANGHAI;

EID: 33745086889     PISSN: 10670564     EISSN: 14699400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10670560500534855     Document Type: Review

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