Learning culture, spirituality and local knowledge: Implications for African schooling;Lernen, Kultur, Spiritualität und lokales Wissen: Auswirkungen auf das afrikanische Schulsystem

International Review of Education

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 335-360

  Dei, George J Sefa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL TRADITION; EDUCATION; LANGUAGE; RELIGION; TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE;

GHANA;

EID: 0036764591     PISSN: 00208566     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021283730231     Document Type: Article

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