Context based inferences in research methodology: The role of culture in justifying knowledge claims

Comparative Education

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 301-314

  Evers, Colin W ^a   Mason, Mark ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL HERITAGE; CULTURAL INFLUENCE; KNOWLEDGE; METHODOLOGY; PHILOSOPHY; RESEARCH;

EID: 80051982066     PISSN: 03050068     EISSN: 13600486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03050068.2011.586763     Document Type: Article

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