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Peer reviewedMpofu, Stanley T.; Youngman, Frank – International Review of Education, 2001
Highlights significance of adult literacy programs in Botswana and Zimbabwe. Concludes that the traditional approach to adult literacy is dominant in both countries, despite differences in national contexts and despite the fact that this traditional approach is largely ineffective. (Contains 51 references.) (NB)
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Conventional Instruction, Educational Assessment
Peer reviewedAtherton, Lucy – Information Development, 1993
Examines alternatives to traditional library services being developed in Zimbabwe. Highlights include home libraries connected with literacy groups; the Rural Libraries and Resources Development Programme that develops community libraries, oral archives, and training manuals; mobile library services; culture houses; problems with donated books;…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Community Information Services, Cultural Centers, Developing Nations
