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Direct linkPrins, Esther – Convergence, 2005
The experiences of men and women who participated in a Salvadoran adult literacy program belie the instrumentalist discourse of adult education, for they identified psychosocial benefits as the most meaningful aspects of the program. Attending literacy classes did not change their material situation as underemployed "campesinos/as," but…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adult Education, Social Control, Participatory Research
