A close look at the chinese cultural influence on students’ learning styles and strategies

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Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 40-63

  Rao, Zhenhui ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

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EID: 79953912269     PISSN: 13488678     EISSN: 23312548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13488678.2002.10801088     Document Type: Article

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