History education and 'Asian' values for an 'Asian' democracy: The case of Singapore

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Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 383-398

  Han, Christine ^a,b  

^a Institute of Education   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

'Asian' democracy; 'Asian' values; Citizenship; History education; Singapore; Textbook

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EID: 34547354399     PISSN: 03057925     EISSN: 14693623     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03057920701330271     Document Type: Review

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