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Kruger, C. J. H.; Vermaak, D. – 1986
Intsika Yesizwe, an institution intended to help early school leavers acquire the skills needed to compete successfully in the job market, was founded in Ciskei in 1981 to deal with the problem of large numbers of pupils leaving school at an early age. Intsika Yesizwe was founded under the supervision of the Ciskei Special Forces, and in 1983…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Basic Skills, Developing Nations, Educational History
Rochte, Newton C. – Educational Documentation and Information, 1980
This bibliography on recurrent education contains annotations of 307 publications printed for the most part during 1973-78. (Recurrent education refers to "a global system containing a variety of programs which distribute education and training at different levels, by formal and nonformal means, over the life-span of the individual in a…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Vocational Education, Annotated Bibliographies
International Labour Office, Geneva (Switzerland). – 1977
The report focuses on the role of education in facilitating effective participation of groups and individuals in development efforts in Africa. Special attention is given to problems of the poor, women, the handicapped, those uninvolved or marginally involved such as unemployed youth, and those living and working in rural areas. The report is…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Comparative Education, Cooperatives, Developing Nations
Download full textHinzen, Heribert, Ed. – Adult Education and Development, 2002
The following papers are included: "Editorial" (Heribert Hinzen); "Skills and Literacy Training for Better Livelihoods: A Review of Approaches and Experiences" (John Oxenham, Abdoul Hamid Diallo, Anne Ruhweza Katahoire, Anna Petkova-Mwangi, Oumar Sall); "'Learning to Read Woke Me Up!': Motivations, and Constraints, in…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Literacy
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Berlin (Germany). – 1998
This document is a comprehensive report a subregional seminar for eastern and southern African countries on the Jua Kali movement. (Jua Kali, "hot sun" in Swahili, refers to the informal or nonformal sector of the economy.) Section 1 explains the role of the International Project on Technical and Vocational Education (UNEVOC) in the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Agency Role, Developing Nations, Economic Development
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This bibliography lists 1,721 reports and publications that examine adult education in at least two countries and were published between 1945 and 1995. The oldest publications date from 1949, and the final 44 documents listed constitute a partial list of the international comparative adult education publications published in 1996. Publications are…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Education, Adult Educators, Adult Learning
Siaciwena, Richard, Ed. – 2000
This document contains seven papers from a study of the role of distance learning approaches in enhancing the contribution of nonformal education to socioeconomic development in Africa. "Introduction" (Richard Siaciwena) presents an overview of the research project and defines key terms related to nonformal education. "Ghana: The…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Agricultural Education, Basic Skills
Indabawa, Sabo A., Ed.; Oduaran, Akpovire, Ed.; Afrik, Tai, Ed.; Walters, Shirley, Ed. – 2000
This document contains 21 papers examining the state of adult and continuing education in Africa. The following papers are included: "Introduction: An Overview of the State of Adult and Continuing Education in Africa" (Akpovire Oduaran); "Setting the Tone of Adult and Continuing Education in Africa" (Michael A. Omolewa);…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Literacy
Aspin, David, Ed.; Chapman, Judith, Ed.; Hatton, Michael, Ed.; Sawano, Yukiko, Ed. – 2001
These volumes contain 40 papers examining the principles, policies, structure, and practice of lifelong learning worldwide. The following are among the papers included: "Towards a Philosophy of Lifelong Learning" (David Aspin, Judith Chapman); "Locating Lifelong Learning and Education in Contemporary Currents of Thought and…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Education, Adult Educators, Adult Literacy
