The cultural politics of borrowing: Japan, Britain, and the narrative of educational crisis

British Journal of Sociology of Education

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 289-301

  Takayama, Keita ^a   Apple, Michael W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Cultural politics; Educational borrowing; Japanese education reform; Postcolonialism

Indexed keywords

EID: 45849145448     PISSN: 01425692     EISSN: 14653346     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01425690801966360     Document Type: Review

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