Self and the other in the Confucian cultural context: Implications of China's higher education development for comparative studies

International Review of Education

Volumn 57, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 337-355

  Yang, Rui ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

China; Comparative studies; Context; Culture; Higher education; Ways of thinking

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURE; EDUCATION POLICY; EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT; HIGHER EDUCATION;

CHINA;

EID: 80855123869     PISSN: 00208566     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11159-011-9208-x     Document Type: Article

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