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Direct linkSchaffner, Julie – International Journal of Educational Development, 2005
Data from Demographic and Health Surveys conducted in Ethiopia and Nicaragua shed light on two practical questions that arise when turning ''Education for All'' goals of high literacy and universal primary school completion into more specific targets. First, how should we measure literacy? Second, how many years of schooling should be…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Attainment, Literacy Education, Measurement Techniques
