Gate-keeping and the ambiguities in the nature of 'informed consent' in Confucian societies

International Journal of Research and Method in Education

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 147-159

  Katyal, Kokila Roy ^a  

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

Author keywords

Confucian heritage cultures; Ethics; International comparative research; Qualitative methods

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960614751     PISSN: 1743727X     EISSN: 17437288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1743727X.2011.578823     Document Type: Article

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