A comparativist's predicaments of writing about 'other' education: A self-reflective, critical review of studies of Japanese education

Comparative Education

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 449-470

  Takayama, Keita ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

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COMPARATIVE STUDY; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; KNOWLEDGE; LANGUAGE;

JAPAN;

EID: 84860717737     PISSN: 03050068     EISSN: 13600486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03050068.2011.561542     Document Type: Article

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