Surveying indigenous knowledge, the curriculum, and development in Africa: A critical African viewpoint

Issues in African Education: Sociological Perspectives

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 85-99

  Mkosi, Nkosinathi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FORT HARE   (South Africa)

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DOI: 10.1057/9781403977199_5     Document Type: Chapter

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