In pursuit of African scholarship: Unpacking engagement

Higher Education

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 29-39

  O'Brien, Frances ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Africanisation; Engagement; Participation; Power; Scholarship; Service learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 67650941456     PISSN: 00181560     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10734-008-9179-4     Document Type: Article

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