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| Prospects | 6 |
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| Ahmed, Manzoor | 1 |
| Cairns, John C. | 1 |
| Carron, Gabriel | 1 |
| Hinzen, Heribert | 1 |
| Kassam, Yusuf | 1 |
| Tedesco, Juan Carlos | 1 |
| Thomas, Audrey M. | 1 |
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Hinzen, Heribert – Prospects, 1989
Examines literacy campaigns from a literacy educator's viewpoint. Stresses that misassumptions, inaccurate definitions, misused statistics, unrealistic goals, and the failure to listen to literacy students themselves have resulted in frustrated policies. Suggests 10 theses for improving literacy policy in both developed and developing nations.…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Cultural Context, Developed Nations, Developing Nations
Thomas, Audrey M. – Prospects, 1989
Analyzes economic and social costs of functional illiteracy in industrialized countries, highlighting Canada and the United States. Identifies the functionally illiterate and the illiteracy-poverty cycle. Estimates the cost of Canadian illiteracy is between $4.2 and $10.7 billion. Suggests measures for preventing adult illiteracy, including…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Cross Cultural Studies, Developed Nations, Economic Impact
Cairns, John C. – Prospects, 1989
Analyzes literacy campaigns in developing countries since early postcolonial efforts. Sees the Experimental World Literacy Programme as a turning point, reflecting lessons learned from past failures. Identifies features of successful campaigns, including political will, resource mobilization, timing, decentralized implementation, realistic…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Adult Basic Education, Cultural Context, Curriculum Design
Kassam, Yusuf – Prospects, 1989
Asks who benefits from illiteracy to reveal the political implications of literacy's empowering potential. Observes literacy's ultimate capacity to overturn power structures and redistribute wealth and resources at international, national, and local levels. Relates the literacy problem to colonialism and its legacy. Offers examples of literacy…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Colonialism, Cross Cultural Studies, Developed Nations
Ahmed, Manzoor; Carron, Gabriel – Prospects, 1989
Clarifies the concept of universal basic education. Highlights the need for performance criteria and ways to measure literacy attainment. Identifies issues related to improving primary education, seeing adult literacy as its necessary complement. Underscores the substantial resources required to achieve universal basic education. (CH)
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Basic Education, Basic Skills, Cultural Context
Tedesco, Juan Carlos – Prospects, 1989
Considers the problematic nature of the role of the state in developing nations' education, specifically Latin American education. Analyzes several major challenges: (1) reconciling bureaucratic efficiency with educational equity; (2) allocating dwindling resources to ensure both basic adult education and higher education capable of producing…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Basic Education, Basic Skills, Cultural Pluralism
