Canadian and Japanese teachers' conceptions of critical thinking: A comparative study

Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 505-525

  Howe, Edward R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b NONE   (Japan)

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EID: 56049086915     PISSN: 13540602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1354060042000243051     Document Type: Article

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