Hāth se sīkhna: geographies of practical learning and India's agricultural skills agenda.
A significant challenge of skill development in the Global South is providing meaningful opportunities for practical learning. While previous studies have explored this as a pedagogical challenge, in this paper, I take a geographical perspective, arguing the barriers to practical learning extend bey...
| Publicado en: | Third World Quarterly Vol. 45; no. 4; pp. 734 - 753 |
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