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Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 161-184

Explaining the Success of the World’s Leading Education Systems: The Case of Singapore

Author keywords

Autonomy; Singapore education; Teacher and principal professionalization

Indexed keywords


EID: 84949810024     PISSN: 00071005     EISSN: 14678527     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00071005.2015.1116682     Document Type: Article
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