Is student-centered pedagogy impossible in Hong Kong? The case of inquiry in classrooms

Asia Pacific Education Review

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 377-386

  Yeung, Sze Yin Shirley ^a  

^a THE EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Culture of teaching; Inquiry; Pedagogy; Student centered

Indexed keywords

EID: 79958741627     PISSN: 15981037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12564-009-9028-x     Document Type: Article

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