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Vavrus, Frances – International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education (QSE), 2015
This article explores the concept of "cleverness" as it is employed by Tanzanian youth to improve their likelihood of succeeding in school. It analyzes the Swahili term "ujanja," which combines cleverness, opportunism, and deception, while it also illustrates an educational anthropologist's ongoing process of familiarization…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Improvement, Success, Longitudinal Studies