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Peer reviewedSubasi, Shree Bhakta; Kehrberg, Norma – Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 1998
Describes a functional literacy program successfully carried out in a very remote district in the mountains of Nepal. Describes the program's successes in increasing literacy, self-confidence, community awareness, and social awareness among Nepali women. Discusses keys to this success. (SR)
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Community Development, Consciousness Raising
Peer reviewedRowe, Meredith L.; Thapa, Bijaya Kumar; Levine, Robert; Levine, Sarah; Tuladhar, Sumon K. – Comparative Education Review, 2005
Women's schooling is associated with much of the world's improvement in child survival and maternal and child health since 1960. Evidence for these associations is widely interpreted as representing a causal influence of formal education on health. The relationships of variations in female school attendance at the levels of individuals,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mothers, Health Behavior, Educational Attainment
