Socio-politics in effective curriculum change in a less developed country: Trinidad and Tobago

Curriculum Inquiry

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 63-80

  London, Norrel A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

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EID: 53249136274     PISSN: 03626784     EISSN: 1467873X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03626784.1997.11075481     Document Type: Article

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