Schooling for knowledge and cultural survival: Tibetan community schools in nomadic herding areas

Educational Review

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 69-84

  Bangsbo, Ellen ^a  

^a Nordic Institute of Asian Studies   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Bilingualism; Community engagement; Cultural education; Ethnic identity; Institutional schooling

Indexed keywords

EID: 39449139022     PISSN: 00131911     EISSN: 14653397     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00131910701794598     Document Type: Article

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