Literacy Campaigns: Past, Present, and Future. Review of "National Literacy Campaigns: Historical and Comparative Aspects" edited by Robert F. Arnove and Harvey J. Graff, "Literacy: Reading the Word and the World" by Paulo Freire and Donaldo Macedo, and "Theory and Practice of Literacy Work: Policies, Strategies and Examples" by Ali Hamadache and Daniel Martin.

Wagner, Daniel A.

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Publication Date: 1989

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Literacy Campaigns: Past, Present, and Future. Review of "National Literacy Campaigns: Historical and Comparative Aspects" edited by Robert F. Arnove and Harvey J. Graff, "Literacy: Reading the Word and the World" by Paulo Freire and Donaldo Macedo, and "Theory and Practice of Literacy Work: Policies, Strategies and Examples" by Ali Hamadache and Daniel Martin.

Wagner, Daniel A.

Comparative Education Review, v33 n2 p256-60 May 1989

Reviews three volumes that address national and international efforts to increase adult literacy. The books focus on: (1) case studies of literacy campaigns since 1560, and better known, contemporary mass education programs; (2) literacy work as a form of cultural politics; and (3) United Nations field-based literacy projects. (SV)

Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Book Reviews, Developing Nations, Foreign Countries, Literacy Education

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