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Chen, Yarong – International Review of Education, 2022
The United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) was set up in the aftermath of World War II with the mandate of safeguarding global peace by promoting international intellectual cooperation across national boundaries. UNESCO's first flagship educational initiative, launched in 1946, was the Fundamental Education…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Nongovernmental Organizations, Foreign Countries, Educational History
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Chen, Xueer – Studies in the Education of Adults, 2023
Adult literacy and literacy education have long been a global agenda. China's literacy education has been developing amid the backdrop of international commitments and goals of adult literacy. Since the founding of new China in 1949, adult literacy policy in China has been continuously evolved within the changing political, economic and social…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Educational Policy, Educational Practices, Success
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Paul J. Jurmo – Prospects, 2024
This article is written for educators and others interested in creating high-quality adult basic skills development systems in both developing countries and other nations. It presents case studies of two Indigenous-language adult literacy/numeracy projects in rural villages in The Gambia between 1976 and 1983. The first project was based at the…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Innovation, Leadership, Numeracy