The formation of a school subject and the nature of curriculum content: An analysis of liberal studies in Hong Kong

Journal of Curriculum Studies

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 585-604

  Deng, Zongyi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Curriculum content; Curriculum making; Hong Kong; School subjects; Subject matter

Indexed keywords

EID: 75149140438     PISSN: 00220272     EISSN: 13665839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00220270902767311     Document Type: Article

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