Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ270772
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1982
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Mass Mobilization for Illiteracy Eradication in Iraq.
Lucas, Christopher J.
Convergence: An International Journal of Adult Education, v15 n3 p19-27 1982
This article was based on the author's field study of the Iraqi Literacy campaign in late 1979 and on his follow-up work in 1981. The author spent several weeks interviewing campaign officials, administrators, teachers, and students throughout the country. The article presents the campaign's political philosophy, design, and strategies. (SSH)
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Adult Basic Education, Adult Development, Adult Literacy, Adult Reading Programs, Change Strategies, Developing Nations, Educational Change, Educational Strategies, Foreign Countries, Functional Literacy, Functional Reading, Illiteracy, Islam, Labor Force Development, Mass Instruction, Popular Culture, Social Change
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Iraq
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