Article describes the basic problems of illiteracy in the Philippines. (MM)

Heckling of government ministers speaking at a seminar sponsored by the extra-mural department of the university in Uganda has brought about changes in program policy for the department. The outcome may be the downgrading of liberal education. It would be a tragedy if the Uganda government were to decide that liberal education was of necessity…

The author attacks present school systems as hindrances to education, arguing that everyone has a right to an equal part of a nation's educational budget. One solution he proposes is to offer everyone an equal share of public resources by providing both children and adults with one month of intensive education each year, and supplementing this…

Discusses the factors which determine how well adult literacy campaigns succeed in developing countries. Political motivation, the scope of the program, organizational structure, educational resources, teacher characteristics, and the language of instruction are examined. Ten generalizations concerning the planning of effective literacy training…

Examines the issues surrounding the cultural transfer of educational practices and institutions between industrialized countries and developing societies. Pays particular attention to adult education. Suggests that such transfers are most successful when the receiving society takes control of the transfer and comes to own it and to adapt it to…

There is a marked shift of emphasis from the traditional 3-R's concept of literacy to the new 3-F's Program of functional literacy, food production, and family planning. These experiences evidently establish that "built-in" motivation (economic, social, cultural, or religious) is perhaps the only answer to any literacy training program.…

This booklet contains most of the materials needed by the learning group leaders and group participants in Zimbabwe's Cooperative Member Education Campaign. The 10 meetings in this course focus on cooperatives. Detailed instructions for learning group leaders present specific suggestions for conducting the meetings, including what to say,…

This issue of Reports Magazine focuses on the challenges that women face and their efforts to continue the struggle for a wider recognition in development and all other spheres of life. "Feminist Issues in Development" (Peggy Antrobus) discusses how feminist analyses offer critiques of conventional approaches to development that…

The address, delivered at the 27th All India Adult Education Conference, summarizes demographic data on the rural poor, their economic and social situation, and discusses land reform, technology, employment opportunities, and adult education as ways to eliminate rural poverty. Adult education promotes leadership development and community…

The resolutions stress the responsibility of the conference to initiate, support, and cooperate with the government in programs of education for the rural poor and to become involved in the implementation of such programs. (JB)

THE AUTHOR DEFINES EDUCATIONAL MEDIA AS INTELLECTUAL MULTIPLIERS, WHOSE MAIN CHALLENGES ARE TO CARRY EDUCATION TO UNDERDEVELOPED, UNDER-STAFFED, OR UNDER-FINANCED AREAS AT THE LOWEST COST, AND TO TRAIN TEACHERS AND TO PROVIDE ADULT EDUCATION. THE ROLE OF UNESCO AND THE U.S. IN DEVELOPING AND SPREADING MEDIA USAGE IS ALSO DISCUSSED. THIS ARTICLE IS…

The activities of the Institute of Adult Studies in the Development of Kenya are reviewed. Specific areas discussed are: (1) the university and adult education, (2) institute priorities, (3) adult education training unit, (4) extra-mural division, (5) adult studies centre, (6) correspondence course unit, (7) facilities of the institute, (8)…