Culture and character education: Problems of interpretation in a multicultural society

Journal of Theoretical and Philosophical Psychology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 81-101

  Christopher, John Chambers ^a   Nelson, Tamara ^b   Nelson, Mark D ^a  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 34247373259     PISSN: 10688471     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/h0091229     Document Type: Article

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