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Schatzberg-Smith, Kathleen – Research & Teaching in Developmental Education, 1989
Discusses the role of literacy in enabling people to influence the political and social processes that affect their lives. Reviews various definitions of literacy. Citing Paolo Friere and others, considers the political, social, and economic issues related to literacy; and the components of and the conditions needed to develop a liberated…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Andragogy, Definitions, Educational Theories