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Mis-Constructing Knowledge: The Case of Learner-Centred Pedagogy in South Africa

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Original Language: English Barbara Nykiel-Herbert (Poland)Assistant Professor at the Secondary Education Department, Stephen F. Austin University, Texas, United States of America. A linguist with an interest in language and literacy education, and an author of children’s books, she has worked in South Africa and with refugee communities in the United States. E-mail: bnykiel@sfasu.edu

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Nykiel-Herbert, B. Mis-Constructing Knowledge: The Case of Learner-Centred Pedagogy in South Africa. Prospects 34, 249–265 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11125-004-5306-x

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