Madrasa education in South Asia and Southeast Asia: Current issues and debates

Asia Pacific Journal of Education

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 323-351

  Park, Jaddon ^a   Niyozov, Sarfaroz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Curriculum reform; Islamic education; Madrasa; Pedagogy; South Asia; Southeast Asia

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449637500     PISSN: 02188791     EISSN: 17426855     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02188790802475372     Document Type: Article

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