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Intersections of Indigenous Knowledge and Place Based Education: Possibilities for New Visions of Sustainability Education in Uganda

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What is an appropriate structure for reporting a study of Indigenous Knowledge and place based education, following the critical paradigm, and adopting participatory action research?

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Kezabu, K., McMahon, J., Kember, D., Hill, A. (2018). Intersections of Indigenous Knowledge and Place Based Education: Possibilities for New Visions of Sustainability Education in Uganda. In: Kember, D., Corbett, M. (eds) Structuring the Thesis. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-0511-5_14

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