Are there cultural differences in learning style?

International Journal of Intercultural Relations

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 69-85

  Joy, Simy ^a   Kolb, David A ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cultural dimensions; Culture; Culture clusters; GLOBE study; Kolb learning style inventory (KLSI); Learning style

Indexed keywords

EID: 61449217828     PISSN: 01471767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijintrel.2008.11.002     Document Type: Article

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