ERIC Number: EJ1204383
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018-Dec
Pages: 33
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ISSN: EISSN-1740-2743
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The Cuban "Yes, I Can" Adult Literacy Campaign in Aboriginal Australia: An Alternative to Commodified Education
Weitzel, Lia
Journal for Critical Education Policy Studies, v16 n3 p68-100 Dec 2018
This article focuses on the implementation of the Cuban "Yes, I Can" adult literacy campaign in Indigenous Australian communities in north west New South Wales (NSW). It examines the interplay between empowerment, disempowerment and commodification in education in Australia in order to assess what new elements the Cuban "Yes, I Can" adult literacy campaign has brought to the education of Indigenous Australians. In doing so, this article has considered why and how the Cuban approach to education is fundamentally different to the Australian approach and whether or not the Cuban approach is more appropriate for responding to Indigenous disempowerment in Australia.
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Indigenous Populations, Foreign Countries, Empowerment, Commercialization, Literacy Education, Program Descriptions, Teaching Methods, Self Determination, Social Change, Program Implementation, Comparative Education, Economic Development
Institute for Education Policy Studies. University of Northampton, School of Education, Boughton Green Road, Northampton, NN2 7AL, UK. Tel: +44-1273-270943; e-mail: ieps@ieps.org.uk; Web site: http://www.jceps.com
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Australia; Cuba
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