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Raditloaneng, Wapula Nelly – Convergence, 2009
The purpose of this paper is to illuminate that acquisition of knowledge, positive attitudes, skills and identity formation are by-products of primary socialisation and secondary interaction with people and institutions from all walks of family life, environmental experiences, and lifestyles. Based on the first phase of a qualitative case study on…
Descriptors: Poverty, Beliefs, Economically Disadvantaged, Foreign Countries
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Archer, David – Convergence, 2006
There are nearly one billion adults who cannot read and write, according to UNESCO statistics. Most of these are people living in extreme poverty, almost two-thirds are women, and nearly one in five is a young person aged between 15 and 24. The Global Campaign for Education (GCE) believes that there are five compelling practical reasons for…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Social Change, Foreign Countries, Public Health