Care and support of orphaned and vulnerable children at school: Helping teachers to respond

South African Journal of Education

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 275-290

  Wood, Lesley ^a   Goba, Linda ^a  

^a NELSON MANDELA METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

HIV and AIDS; In service teacher education; Orphans; Quality of education; Teacher education; Vulnerable children

Indexed keywords

EID: 79961230890     PISSN: 02560100     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15700/saje.v31n2a484     Document Type: Article

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