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Reformatting the hard drive of South African education for the knowledge economy

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South African education system needs reformatting in order to produce employable graduates. By introducing educational gaming into the formal learning programmes, the nature and quality of learning can be enhanced to create the innovative professionals need for the new knowledge economy.

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  • Davis, Jason, 2009. "Reformatting the hard drive of South African education for the knowledge economy," Perspectives of Innovations, Economics and Business (PIEB), Prague Development Center (PRADEC), vol. 3, pages 1-3, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:jrpieb:94604
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.94604
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