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ERIC Number: EJ379167
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1988
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Prospects for Adult Literacy in a Period of Economic Austerity.
Limage, Leslie J.
Comparative Education, v24 n1 p61-73 1988
Evaluates the outlook for adult literacy during the ongoing international economic crisis. Describes liberal, conservative, and socialist views on relationships among education, poverty, and governmental policies. Examines the piecemeal approach in the United States, mass campaigns in Vietnam, and limited target group efforts in Brazil. Includes 31 references. (SV)
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Comparative Education, Educational Policy, Government Role, International Studies, Literacy Education, Political Attitudes, Politics of Education, World Problems
Publication Type: Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Brazil; Economic Decline; Recession; Vietnam