Orphaned and vulnerable children in Zambia: The impact of the HIV/AIDS epidemic on basic education for children at risk

Educational Research

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 259-272

  Robson, Sue ^a,b   Sylvester, Kanyanta Bonaventure ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Education; HIV AIDS; Orphans; Vulnerable children

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548246577     PISSN: 00131881     EISSN: 14695847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00131880701550508     Document Type: Article

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