Christianity and rural community literacy practices in Uganda

Journal of Research in Reading

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 97-112

  Openjuru, George Ladaah ^a   Lyster, Elda ^b  

^a MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

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EID: 33846604627     PISSN: 01410423     EISSN: 14679817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9817.2006.00325.x     Document Type: Article

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