The professionalization of comparative and international education: Promises and problems

Research in Comparative and International Education

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 334-355

  Wiseman, Alexander W ^a   Matherly, Cheryl ^b  

^a LEHIGH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TULSA   (United States)

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EID: 77949341049     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17454999     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2304/rcie.2009.4.4.334     Document Type: Article

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