Contesting reform: Bernstein's pedagogic device and madrasah education in Singapore

Journal of Curriculum Studies

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 165-182

  Tan, Charlene ^a,b  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bernstein's pedagogic device; Common curriculum; Compulsory education; Madrasah education; Reform; Singapore

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952049533     PISSN: 00220272     EISSN: 13665839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00220270903494311     Document Type: Article

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