The global-local interface in multicultural education policies in Japan

Comparative Education

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 473-491

  Okano, Kaori H ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL RELATIONS; EDUCATION; EDUCATION POLICY; HUMAN RIGHTS; MULTICULTURALISM;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; JAPAN;

EID: 33751563006     PISSN: 03050068     EISSN: 13600486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03050060600988387     Document Type: Article

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