Revisiting the metaphor of the island: challenging ‘world culture’ from an island misunderstood

Globalisation, Societies and Education

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 58-87

  Rappleye, Jeremy ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

context specific meaning; convergence; educational reform; globalisation; Japan; world culture theory; world organisations

Indexed keywords

EID: 84921542426     PISSN: 14767724     EISSN: 14767732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14767724.2014.967486     Document Type: Article

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