Ubuntu Worldview: A Traditional African View of Adult Learning in the Workplace

Advances in Developing Human Resources

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 408-415

  Nafukho, Fredrick Muyia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

adult learning; Africa; international HRD; Ubuntu

Indexed keywords

EID: 84990342753     PISSN: 15234223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1523422306288434     Document Type: Article

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