Security education in Singapore: A study of knowledge structures in electronic security technology

Security Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 133-148

  Phinney, Christopher ^a   Smith, Clifton L ^a  

^a EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

knowledge structures; multi dimensional scaling (MDS); security curriculum; security education; Singapore

Indexed keywords

EID: 79953076836     PISSN: 09551662     EISSN: 17434645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/sj.2009.19     Document Type: Article

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