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Peer reviewedMacedo, Donaldo P. – Journal of Education, 1983
Examines the literacy program in Cape Verde against theories of cultural production and reproduction. Argues that the use of Portuguese rather than the Capeverdean dialect reproduces a colonial, elitist mentality, and that functional literacy in Portuguese fails to provide Capeverdeans with opportunities for critical reflection and social…
Descriptors: Colonialism, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Functional Literacy
