Ubuntu, Ukama and the Healing of Nature, Self and Society

Educational Philosophy and Theory

Volumn 44, Issue SUPPL.2, 2012, Pages 56-67

  Le Grange, Lesley ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Nature; Self and society; Ubuntu; ukama

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864605680     PISSN: 00131857     EISSN: 14695812     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-5812.2011.00795.x     Document Type: Article

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