Ontologies of knowledge, east and west - a comparison of the views of swedish and nepalese students

International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 43-61

  Dahlin, Bo ^a   Regmi, Murari P ^b  

^a KARLSTAD UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b TRIBHUVAN UNIVERSITY   (Nepal)

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EID: 85010534856     PISSN: 09518398     EISSN: 13665898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/095183900235726     Document Type: Article

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