Curriculum and Assessment

Handbook of Asian Education: A Cultural Perspective

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 29-50

  Lee, John Chi Kin ^a   Loc, Nguyen ^a   So, Kyunghee ^a   Subramanism, Ramanathan ^a   Yen, Peyreu ^a   Yin, Hongbiao ^a  

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EID: 84920975523     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203816318-9     Document Type: Chapter

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