For group, (f)or self: communitarianism, Confucianism and values education in Singapore

Curriculum Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 478-493

  Tan, Charlene ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

curriculum; government policy; international comparison; pedagogy; teaching

Indexed keywords

EID: 84889239299     PISSN: 09585176     EISSN: 14693704     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09585176.2012.744329     Document Type: Article

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