Educational reform in Singapore: From quantity to quality

Educational Research for Policy and Practice

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 5-15

  Ng, Pak Tee ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Leadership; Learn; Quality; Reform; School; Student; Teach; Teacher

Indexed keywords

EID: 40449108191     PISSN: 15702081     EISSN: 15731723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10671-007-9042-x     Document Type: Article

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