Progress from traditional to creativity education in Chinese societies

Creativity: When East Meets West

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 137-167

  Cheng, Vivian M Y ^a  

^a THE EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

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DOI: 10.1142/9789812567192_0007     Document Type: Chapter

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