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Peer reviewedPuchner, L. – International Journal of Educational Development, 2003
Women's literacy programs in rural Mali were studied through observation and surveys of 42 participants and 29 nonparticipants. Few participants acquired literacy skills, those that did rarely used them, and literacy acquisition had little socioeconomic impact on women's lives. General constraints on literacy usage in rural villages are discussed,…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Foreign Countries, Functional Literacy
