National curricula in Norway and Finland: The role of learning outcomes

European Educational Research Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 329-344

  Elde Mølstad, Christina ^a   Karseth, Berit ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Didaktik; Finnish curriculum; learning outcomes; Norwegian curriculum

Indexed keywords

EID: 84968718753     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14749041     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1474904116639311     Document Type: Article

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