National curriculum reform in China and England: Origins, character and comparison

Frontiers of Education in China

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 258-269

  Halpin, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

China; England; National curriculum; School based curriculum development

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952825182     PISSN: 1673341X     EISSN: 16733533     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11516-010-0017-y     Document Type: Article

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