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Reading Huts as Centers of Enlightenment for the Rural Population of the South Urals in the 1930s
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Khisamutdinova, R. R.; Kukaeva, D. K. – Russian Education & Society, 2019
In the 1930s, the Soviet government undertook great efforts to promote literacy and awareness in the countryside. Workers at cultural and educational institutions were entrusted with carrying out this task. The article analyzes the condition and historical development of "izby-chital'ny" [known in English as village "reading…
Descriptors: Educational History, Foreign Countries, Literacy Education, Rural Areas
Fostering a Culture of Reading and Writing: Examples of Dynamic Literate Environments
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Hanemann, Ulrike, Ed.; Krolak, Lisa, Ed. – UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning, 2017
This publication demonstrates the potential of dynamic literate environments and the importance of nurturing a culture of reading and writing, examining four different contexts: digital environments, intergenerational settings, community libraries and prisons. The case studies, from UNESCO's Effective Literacy and Numeracy Practices Database…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Literacy, Intergenerational Programs, Public Libraries
Libraries in National Literacy Education Programmes in Africa South of the Sahara: The State-of-the-Art.
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Newa, John M. – International Library Review, 1990
Examines the involvement of public and village libraries in literacy and postliteracy programs in Africa south of the Sahara during the last two decades. Issues discussed include the extent of illiteracy in Black Africa, populations served by village libraries, African rural strategies of development, and the implications for library services. (44…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Foreign Countries, Functional Literacy, Library Role
Functional Illiteracy: What Public Libraries Can Do To Help People with Reading and Writing Problems. An Ideas Pamphlet.
International Federation of Library Associations, The Hague (Netherlands). – 1989
This pamphlet describes literacy programs currently in effect in Scandinavian countries and provides guidelines for the development of similar programs. Reasons for functional illiteracy in the industrialized world are discussed, and current and potential roles for public libraries in improving the situation are considered. Persons who are…
Descriptors: Dyslexia, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Functional Literacy
The Role of Rural Libraries in Information Dissemination to Nigerian Farmers.
Aboluwarin, Abimola – Rural Libraries, 1998
Discussion of the Nigerian government's efforts to improve agricultural productivity focuses on the role of rural libraries. Highlights include the neglect of libraries, the need for functional education for farmers, the role of library services, libraries as distributors of extension materials, and suggestions for improvements. (LRW)
Descriptors: Adult Farmer Education, Agricultural Production, Developing Nations, Educational Needs
FUNCTIONAL LITERACY AND INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, A STUDY OF CANADIAN CAPABILITY TO ASSIST WITH THE WORLD CAMPAIGN TO ERADICATE ILLITERACY.
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KIDD, J. ROBY – 1967
A STUDY WAS MADE OF THE FEASIBILITY OF CANADIAN ASSISTANCE IN DEVELOPING NATIONS IN THE WORLD LITERACY CAMPAIGN. NEEDS FOR SPECIALIZED PERSONNEL, MASS MEDIA SERVICES, LITERATURE BUREAUS AND LIBRARIES, INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES, AUDIOVISUAL AND OTHER EQUIPMENT, AND PROVISION FOR TEACHER EDUCATION, WOMEN'S EDUCATION, AND RESEARCH AND…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Consultants, Cooperative Planning, Developing Nations