Curriculum formation: A case study from history

Studies in Higher Education

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 315-329

  Shay, Suellen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Curricular reform; History; Identity; Knowledge; Sociology of education

Indexed keywords

EID: 79957847770     PISSN: 03075079     EISSN: 1470174X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03075071003706681     Document Type: Article

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