Cultural contexts and curricular design in saudi arabia and other middle eastern nations

Handbook of College and University Teaching: A Global Perspective

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 279-292

  Ismail, Emad A ^a,b,c   Hassan, Mohammad M ^b,c  

^a CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b HIGHER EDUCATION ACADEMY   (United Kingdom)

^c KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

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EID: 84951144172     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4135/9781412996891.n19     Document Type: Chapter

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