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Indigenous and Intergenerational Learning in Families and Communities in Ethiopia: What Can Adult Literacy Programmes Learn from the Traditional Orthodox Church Education?
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Turuwark Zalalam Warkineh; Abiy Menkir Gizaw; Tizita Lemma Melka; Yeraswork Megerssa Bedada; Ermiyas Tsehay Birhanu – Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education, 2025
Although Traditional Ethiopian Orthodox Church Education (TCE) has been involved in literacy teaching for over two millennia, its potential as a model and an asset for adult literacy programmes has not been recognised by literacy providers. This paper examines how people of different generations acquire and practise literacy within TCE, including…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Intergenerational Programs, Indigenous Populations, Christianity
Family Literacy, Indigenous Learning and Sustainable Development in Ethiopia
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Turuwark Zalalam Warkineh; Abiy Menkir Gizaw; Tizita Lemma Melka; Yeraswork Megersa Bedada; Ermiyas Tsehay Birhanu – Online Submission, 2021
This study report is part of a larger research programme, the Global Research Translation Award: Meeting the SDGs: creating innovative infrastructures and policy solutions to support sustainable development in Global South communities. The University of East Anglia's (UEA) Global Research Translation Award (GRTA) sets out to help tackle health,…
Descriptors: Family Literacy, Indigenous Knowledge, Indigenous Populations, Sustainable Development
How Can We Achieve Lifelong Learning Opportunities for All in Ethiopia? Making a Case for Intergenerational Approaches to Literacy and Learning. Policy Brief
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Tizita Lemma Melka; Turuwark Zalalam Warkineh; Abiy Menkir Gizaw; Yeraswork Megerssa Bedada; Ermiyas Tsehay Birhanu – Online Submission, 2022
This policy brief is produced by UEA UNESCO Chair in Adult Literacy and Learning for Social Transformation at Bahir Dar University, as part of impact activities for "Family Literacy, Indigenous Learning and Sustainable Development: Proof of Concept Pilot" Project. This work was supported by University of East Anglia's Global Research…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Lifelong Learning, Intergenerational Programs, Family Literacy