The influence of township schools on the resilience of their learners

South African Journal of Education

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 114-126

  Mampane, Ruth ^a   Bouwer, Cecilia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Less resilient; Middle adolescent; Resilient; Township; Township school

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955504228     PISSN: 02560100     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15700/saje.v31n1a408     Document Type: Article

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