Literacy in India and the Example of Kerala (Changes in Literacy).

Chandran, K. Narayana

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ERIC Number: EJ481067

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Publication Date: 1994

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Literacy in India and the Example of Kerala (Changes in Literacy).

Chandran, K. Narayana

Journal of Reading, v37 n6 p514-17 Mar 1994

Discusses the National Literacy Mission (NLM) launched in 1988 in India. Notes the barriers to successful campaigns for literacy in India. Describes the reasons for the particularly successful campaign in the state of Kerala, including the fact that it was in every sense a people's campaign. (SR)

Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Foreign Countries, Illiteracy, Mass Instruction

Publication Type: Reports - General; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: India

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