Can community participation mobilise social capital for improvement of rural schooling? A case study from Ghana

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Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 193-203

  Pryor, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 28044453080     PISSN: 03057925     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03057920500129882     Document Type: Conference Paper

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