Participatory appropriation and the cultivation of nurturance: A case study of African primary health science curriculum development

Educational Theories and Practices from the Majority World

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 71-97

  Serpell, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAMBIA   (Zambia)

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EID: 84917082518     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4135/9788132100683.n4     Document Type: Chapter

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