Factors affecting ELT reforms: The case of the Philippines Basic Education Curriculum

RELC Journal

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 5-24

  Waters, Alan ^a   Vilches, Ma Luz C ^b  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Ateneo de Manila ^*  (Philippines)

Author keywords

BEC; curriculum; Development; ELT; Implementation; Philippines

Indexed keywords

EID: 61049378616     PISSN: 00336882     EISSN: 1745526X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0033688208091138     Document Type: Article

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