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Huang, Yan; Boshier, Roger – Convergence, 2008
In March 2006, Premier Wen Jiabao acknowledged that the situation in the Chinese countryside is desperate and claimed new resources would be devoted to healthcare and education. This announcement should have pleased architects of the Chinese "learning initiative" who are building learning cities and villages. The authors describe why…
Descriptors: Lifelong Learning, Foreign Countries, Social Capital, Human Capital
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Boshier, Roger – Canadian Journal for the Study of Adult Education, 1998
This memoir of Paulo Freire looks at how others have perceived his life and work, concluding that his influence stems from being both an adult educator and a celebrity. (SK)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Educators, Adult Literacy, Criticism