Primary school literacy in Southern Africa: African perspectives

Comparative Education

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 57-73

  Perry, Kristen H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLONIALISM; CULTURAL TRADITION; EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT; GLOBALIZATION; LITERACY; PRIMARY EDUCATION;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 38849169868     PISSN: 03050068     EISSN: 13600486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03050060701809433     Document Type: Review

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