Informality of teaching and learning in nonformal schools: Socio-cultural processes as mesosystems of student development

Education 3-13

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 293-309

  Shohel, M Mahruf C ^a   Howes, Andrew J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; Ecological systems theory; Informality; Nonformal education; School transition; Teaching and learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957716139     PISSN: 03004279     EISSN: 14757575     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03004270802217900     Document Type: Article

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