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Adult Literacy Education and Community Development
- Education
- 2007
SUMMARY This article responds to the concern that low-literate community residents often are marginalized in community development processes. They are unable to give voice to their concerns,…
Linking Literacy and Community Development: A Case Study of Women in New Orleans
- Education
- 2006
This paper examines the impact of a family literacy program in New Orleans , developed in response to low literacy levels, high drop-out rates, and a corresponding lack of resident participation in…
The Challenges of Education in Brazil
- Education
- 2004
i Sumario ii The central issues 1 The origins 6 Missing links: the teaching and academic professions. 16 Recent policies 22 Future policies 25 Conclusion 28 References 30
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Politics of knowledge, models of development and literacy
- Education
- 1990
After four decades of crusades against illiteracy, a fully literate society is still beyond reach. Nearly one-third of the world's population over the age of 15 remain illiterate. Unesco projects…
The Future of Literacy and the Literacy of the Future
- Political Science
- 1992
This document contains a synthesis of the debate on the significant developments since 1986 and on the future agenda for li'.eracy education, held at a seminar attended by 40 participants from 21…
Women and Society in India
- History
- 1990
impact of what until now has been available in dog-eared reprints and fading xerox copies will be greater than simply the pleasure arising from the convenience of it all. One student of Indian…
Literacy: Reading the Word and the World
- Education
- 1987
Literacy wikipedia, literacy data published by unesco displays that since 1950, the adult literacy rate at the world level has increased by 5 percentage points every decade on average, from 557 per…
Persistent Inequalities: Women and World Development
- Economics
- 1990
Preface About the Authors Introduction: Irene Tinker: A Context for the Field and for the Book Ester Boserup: Economic Change and the Roles of Women Part One: The Politics of Women in Development:…