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ERIC Number: EJ602662
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1999
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ISSN: ISSN-0883-0355
Learning across Cultures: Appropriateness of Knowledge Transfer.
Volet, Simone
International Journal of Educational Research, v31 n7 p625-43 1999
Focuses on transfer of cognitions, motivations, and dispositions related to learning across different cultural-educational contexts, illustrating the discussion with research on learners of Confucian heritage from Singapore and Hong Kong studying in their own countries and in Australia. Discusses implications for educational practice in a multlcultural context. (SLD)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, College Students, Confucianism, Cultural Differences, Educational Practices, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Motivation, Multicultural Education, Student Attitudes, Transfer of Training
Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Asians; Australia; Hong Kong; Singapore
Note: Theme issue titled "On the Road to Transfer: New Perspectives on an Enduring Issue in Educational Research and Practice."