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Resisting dominant discourses: implications of indigenous, African feminist theory and methods for gender and education research

Bagele Chilisa Department of Educational Foundations, University of Botswana, Gaborone, BotswanaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Gabo Ntseane Department of Adult Education, University of Botswana, Gaborone, Botswana
Pages 617-632 | Received 09 Dec 2009, Accepted 13 Jul 2010, Published online: 24 Nov 2010

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