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Work, play and learning in a Kpelle townbook chapter 1984 • Lancy, David F.
Kpelle • Africa > Western Africa
The primary objective of this dissertation is to : 'describe and analyze the recurrent patterns of learning that are typical of Kpelle culture'. In order to accomplish this goal the author has...Playing on the mother-groundBook 1996 • Lancy, David F.
Kpelle • Africa > Western Africa
This book provides ethnographic account of childhood among the Kpelle of Liberia as observed in 1967-1973. The focus is on the processes through which children, who are 6-13 years old, learn t...The cultural context of learning and thinkingBook 1971 • Cole, Michael et al.
Kpelle • Africa > Western Africa
This document presents the results of intensive observation and experimental testing of Kpelle mathematical and logical skills. The research was stimulated by the idea of culture-specific abil...