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Community-Based Education for Students with Developmental Disabilities in Tanzania pp 107–122Cite as

Circles of Influence

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The chapter explores the outside actors who were involved with the school at different levels, but not directly connected to it, and their effects on its curriculum and daily practices. These actors included nonprofit organizations, churches, teachers, schools, and professors from Europe and the United States who visited Tanzania and sent donations. Each of these actors influenced some aspect of the school, but the teachers remained true to their mission and cultural values. In general, the curriculum and the pedagogy did not change, despite many professional development opportunities for teachers and the school administration.

Asiyekiuno naye huvua.

A person without a waistline undresses when taking a bath like anyone else, i.e., even a poor person can contribute something in the community [,] however small.

—Kiswahili proverb (Kisanji 1995a)

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    Angela Stone-MacDonald

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Stone-MacDonald, A. (2014). Circles of Influence. In: Community-Based Education for Students with Developmental Disabilities in Tanzania. SpringerBriefs in Education. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-7320-2_6

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