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Peer reviewedKassam, Yusuf O. – Convergence: An International Journal of Adult Education, 1977
The author, an adult educator, evaluates the Tanzanian literacy campaign in terms of the personal and qualitative effects of literacy on eight representative new literates through the participants' own perceptions, using the anthropocentric approach based on the dialog method. (MF)
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Foreign Countries, Human Dignity
Kassam, Yusuf O. – Literacy Discussion, 1978
In noting his reactions to Rafe-uz-Zaman's essay on literacy and national development (see v9, n1 of this journal), the author states that while literacy's contribution to economic development is important, the personal and qualitative development of the individual matters most. He therefore rejects the concept of "functional" education, stressing…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Developing Nations, Functional Literacy
