A transitiological study of some South African educational issues

South African Journal of Education

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 359-376

  de Wet, Corene ^a   Wolhuter, Charl ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

^b NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Comparative education; Enrolment numbers and levels; Language as an educational issue; Transformation; Transitiology

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954997033     PISSN: 02560100     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15700/saje.v29n3a272     Document Type: Article

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