Comparing key dimensions of schooling: Towards a typology of European school systems

Comparative Education

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 93-110

  Hofman, R H ^a   Hofman, W H A ^a   Gray, J M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK;

EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 38849090722     PISSN: 03050068     EISSN: 13600486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03050060701809508     Document Type: Article

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