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Peer reviewedShankar, R. – Indian Journal of Adult Education, 1979
Reviews the Farmers' Functional Literacy Programme and various definitions of literacy, and describes a study in four villages of Deoria (India) to investigate the relationship between farmers' literacy status and their adoption of improved agricultural practices. Discusses the indicated trend toward agricultural improvement with rising literacy…
Descriptors: Adult Farmer Education, Agricultural Production, Correlation, Developing Nations
Peer reviewedReddy, B. L.; Wilson, M. J. – Indian Journal of Adult Education, 1979
Describes a study to investigate attitudes of college-trained teacher-volunteers toward the Farmers' Functional Literacy Programme, part of the National Adult Education Programme in India. Item analysis of the attitude statements response indicated for the most part strongly favorable attitudes toward the program to educate farmers in improved…
Descriptors: Adult Farmer Education, Agricultural Production, Developing Nations, Educational Research
