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Rafe-Uz-Zaman – Educational Broadcasting International, 1974
A discussion of Pakistan's plans for utilizing instructional television, particularly for an adult literacy program. (HB)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Developing Nations
Khan, Ansar Ali – Literacy Work, 1974
Each year, a million new illiterates are being added to the pool of 50 million illiterates in Pakistan. An adult and continuing education program is reviewed. Objectives and needs, program implementation, curriculum requirements, and the role of international cooperation are topics considered. (MW)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Developing Nations
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Download full textMuller, Anne, Ed.; Murtagh, Teresa, Ed. – Education Today, 2002
In 2000, approximately 877 million adults worldwide were illiterate and 113 million children did not attend school. More than two-thirds of those individuals lived in East and South Asia, and two-thirds were females. Functional illiteracy remains high in developed and developing nations alike. The reasons include weak training in how to teach…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Community Education
