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Rural pedgagogy

A grassroots approach to rural development

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  1. Project Officer, Research, National Institute of Education, Maharagama, (Sri Lanka)

    S. B. Ekanayake (Chief)

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He specializes in developing training courses for teachers in small schools and has written numerous articles on teacher training and rural education.

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Ekanayake, S.B. Rural pedgagogy. Prospects 20, 115–127 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02195434

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