The Curriculum as a Governing Instrument–A Comparative Study of Finland and Norway

Education Inquiry

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2013, Pages

  Mølstad, Christina Elde ^a   Hansén, Sven Erik ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

comparative research; curriculum; Finland; governing instrument; Norway

Indexed keywords

EID: 84996545631     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20004508     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/edui.v4i4.23219     Document Type: Article

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