Exploring culture, play, and early childhood education practice in African contexts

Rethinking Play and Pedagogy in Early Childhood Education: Concepts, Contexts and Cultures

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 73-85

  Marfo, Kofi ^a   Biersteker, Linda ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b Early Learning Research Unit   (South Africa)

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