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Peer reviewedCutz, German; Chandler, Paul – Adult Education Quarterly, 2000
Causes for lack of participation of Mayan adults in literacy programs were investigated in ethnographic interviews. Emic deterrents at the individual, family, community, and national levels included personal needs, self-perception, rigid moral values, machismo, ethnic and cultural identity, community loyalty, and teaching formats. Successful…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Ethnicity, Foreign Countries, Literacy
