Pedagogical renewal for quality universal primary education: Overview of trends in Sub-Saharan Africa

International Review of Education

Volumn 53, Issue 5-6, 2007, Pages 531-553

  Dembélé, Martial ^a   Lefoka, Pulane ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF LESOTHO   (Lesotho)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; LEARNING; PRIMARY EDUCATION; STUDENT; TEACHING;

AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 35448949429     PISSN: 00208566     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11159-007-9066-8     Document Type: Review

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