Primary school in Japan: Self, individuality and learning in elementary education

Primary School in Japan: Self, Individuality and Learning in Elementary Education

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 1-244

  Cave, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

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DOI: 10.4324/9780203935811     Document Type: Book

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