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Educational Philosophy and Theory Volume 44, 2012 - Issue sup2: African Philosophy of Education. Guest Editors: Yusef Waghid & Paul Smeyers
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African Philosophy and the Decolonisation of Education in Africa: Some critical reflections

PHILIP HIGGS School for Graduate Studies, College of Human Sciences, University of South Africa
Pages 37-55 | Published online: 09 Jan 2013

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