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Definitions and Concept of Functional Literacy; An Analysis and Interpretation. Research Studies, 2.
Download full textLiteracy House, Lucknow (India). – 1967
This study sought to outline the general consensus of sociologists, educators, planners, administrators, and social reformers in India as to the nature of adult literacy; to examine drawbacks (if any) in their concepts; and to analyze and harmonize different viewpoints on functional literacy. Differing concepts in the field at large were traced…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Concept Formation, Criteria, Definitions
Bowers, John – Media in Education and Development, 1983
Defines the meaning of literacy and other related terms and then examines the relationship between literacy and both social and economic development. The role of communications and the use of different types of media in literacy education are also discussed. (EAO)
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Communications, Definitions, Developing Nations
