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Toward a Critical Analysis of Literacy in Southern Africa.
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Mundy, K. – Comparative Education Review, 1993
A comparison of literacy efforts and outcomes in Tanzania, Zimbabwe, and Botswana suggests that, when national literacy efforts are viewed within the framework of an exploitative and dynamic world economy, few general rules can be deduced about the importance of literacy or how to achieve it. Decisions about African societal priorities must be…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Economic Development, Economic Factors, Educational Policy