Protecting and promoting indigenous knowledge: environmental adult education and organic agriculture

Studies in the Education of Adults

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 207-223

  Sumner, Jennifer ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Environmental adult education; Habermas; indigenous knowledge; organic agriculture; spiritual knowledge; UNESCO

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867796557     PISSN: 02660830     EISSN: 14789833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02660830.2008.11661566     Document Type: Article

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