'Joyful Learning' in rural Indian primary schools: An analysis of social control in the context of child-centred discourses

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Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 629-641

  Sriprakash, Arathi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Child centred pedagogy; India; Pedagogic reform; Primary education

Indexed keywords

EID: 75149133201     PISSN: 03057925     EISSN: 14693623     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03057920903125677     Document Type: Article

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