Contesting discourses in higher education curriculum restructuring in South Africa

Higher Education

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 339-359

  Ensor, Paula ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

comparative education; credit systems; educational policy; higher education curriculum restructuring; interdisciplinarity; national qualifications frameworks

Indexed keywords

EID: 4043176192     PISSN: 00181560     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:HIGH.0000035544.96309.f1     Document Type: Review

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