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Download full textNoguchi, Fumiko; Guevara, Jose Roberto; Yorozu, Rika – UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning, 2015
This handbook identifies principles and policy mechanisms to advance community-based learning for sustainable development based on the commitments endorsed by the participants of the "Kominkan-CLC International Conference on Education for Sustainable Development," which took place in Okayama City, Japan, in October 2014. To inform…
Descriptors: Lifelong Learning, Sustainable Development, Community Education, Guides
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Paris (France). – 1970
This report analyzes the initial results of UNESCO's Experimental World Literacy Programme and makes recommendations for future action. The meaning of functional literacy is discussed, and pilot projects in twelve countries are briefly described. The analysis reveals that the programme has fallen seriously behind schedule, that the number of adult…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Adults, Developing Nations, Experimental Programs
Coulon, Marion – Literacy Work, 1972
Examines the beginnings of mass education; the Russians' contribution, Unesco's contribution, the work of ethnologists and economists in this field, and the impact of the Tehran Conference. Includes a short literacy glossary. (RB)
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, African Culture, Developing Nations, Ethnology
American Friends Service Committee, Philadelphia, PA. – 1982
The report details some aspects of the American Friends Service Committee's (AFSC) and the Mali government's cooperative rehabilitation project for nomad families along the shores of Lake Faguibine. Covering the years 1975-81, the report contains five sections. The introduction provides background information on nomads and the Sahel; drought,…
Descriptors: Agricultural Production, Cooperative Programs, Developing Nations, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedPuchner, L. – International Journal of Educational Development, 2003
Women's literacy programs in rural Mali were studied through observation and surveys of 42 participants and 29 nonparticipants. Few participants acquired literacy skills, those that did rarely used them, and literacy acquisition had little socioeconomic impact on women's lives. General constraints on literacy usage in rural villages are discussed,…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Foreign Countries, Functional Literacy
Richmond, Edmun B. – 1986
A study compares the adult functional literacy campaigns and programs developed in seven African nations: the Gambia, Liberia, Mali, Burundi, Rwanda, Kenya, and Seychelles. After an introductory chapter outlining the background of African adult functional literacy efforts and some of the constraints on them, the second chapter gives an overview of…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, African Languages, Comparative Analysis, Comparative Education
Dumont, Bernard – 1973
With a view to making literacy an integral part of the economic and social development program of Mali, the study represents the third project of the Experimental World Literacy Program which began with functional literacy pilot projects in Tanzania and Iran. A critical report of the implementation of the pilot project in Mali, it contains a…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, African Culture, Basic Skills
