Participatory literacy programmes in developing countries are often seen as an important tool for women's empowerment and equality. This article problematises the way in which evaluation of progress towards these goals is couched in a linear trajectory, and often fails to uncover the messy reality of women's negotiations to achieve their own aims.…

In Tanzania, adult education is seen as going beyond increasing skill levels to raising political consciousness. If it is desired to narrow the gap between the educated and uneducated, the role of University adult education evening classes as an agent of increased social stratification must be examined. Mass radio study groups may be one means of…

A pilot test of the National Campaign in Co-operative Member Education was carried out in Tanzania in 1970. The test objectives were to: (1) evaluate the effectiveness of the Campaign administrative organization, and (2) learn how to organize such a campaign. Held during Adult Education Year, the Campaign covered three subjects: Produce Marketing,…

Data on the participants from university adult education institutions in Ghana, Uganda and Tanzania are examined in order to understand how existing university adult education programs strengthen differences between the educated and the uneducated. Not only does the gap between the two groups grow larger, but the rate at which this gap widens is…

One conference address and two reports on adult education in Zambia are presented. The address is entitled "Adult Education and Industrialization" and the reports are "Adult Education and Industrialisation" and "Adult Education and Rural Development," respectively. (CK)

Comparatively little is known about the sheer scale and diversity of the task facing adult educators in developing countries. This book, written by a number of distinguished adult education specialists with first-hand experience of the countries they describe, is designed to help fill the gap in knowledge. Detailed studies of the structure,…

Brief historical background of Tanzania; Links between adult education and development objectives, Links between Adult Education and Formal Education are outlined. Importance of adult education is emphasized. (NF)

Fourteen delegates to the Annual Convention of the Indian Adult Education Association comment on the theme paper presented by M. V. Mathur, "Adult Education and National Development." (AG)

The reports cover the adult literary programs in Himachal Pradesh, the Madras Regional Council for Adult Education (AE), the AE institution Lik Shikshan Vibhag, the Bikaner AE Association, the Varanasi Council of literacy and AE, the AE department (extension) of Rajasthan, the Indore Workers Institute, and the Ministry of Education's Directorate…

Recommends control steps that extension workers take in documenting their work including such items as: (1) handing-over notes, (2) district notebooks, and (3) special Problems in developing countries. (MF)

Rural and agricultural extension, functional literacy education, preparation of agricultural experts, education of urban dwellers concerning agricultural matters, and other forms of adult education can contribute to modernization in India. (LY)

Studied the developmental impact of the National Literacy Mission of India, providing an evaluative account based on 97 evaluation studies. Compared findings with those from a 27-study synthesis of studies of effects of adult literacy efforts in Africa. Findings show the impact of literacy on the development of nations. (SLD)