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Download full textYugant Patra – Commission for International Adult Education, 2024
Adult literacy is an essential subject to examine given its impact on human development indicators. A significant gap exists as nation-states progress on these indices, especially in developing economies. National governments and international and bilateral development organizations seek to improve adult literacy metrics for the developing world…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Developing Nations, Foreign Countries, Economic Development
Direct linkRüsseler, Jascha; Arendt, Denise; Münte, Thomas F.; Mohammadi, Bahram; Boltzmann, Melanie – Language Assessment Quarterly, 2021
Testing language abilities is common in the context of migration. It has been observed that approximately 6.2 million adults in Germany are low literate and that approximately 47% of this group does not have German as their L1. Similar findings have been reported for other modern Western societies with compulsory schooling and a well-developed…
Descriptors: Literacy, Illiteracy, Reading Ability, Brain
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
