Towards an indigenous African educational discourse: A philosophical reflection

International Review of Education

Volumn 54, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 445-458

  Higgs, Philip ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT; HEGEMONY; INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE; PHILOSOPHY;

AFRICA;

EID: 46949083175     PISSN: 00208566     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11159-008-9088-x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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