The teaching of religious knowledge in a plural society: The case for Singapore

International Review of Education

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 175-191

  Tan, Charlene ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION; RELIGION; TEACHING;

ASIA; EURASIA; SINGAPORE [SOUTHEAST ASIA]; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

EID: 40549089596     PISSN: 00208566     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11159-007-9074-8     Document Type: Article

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