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ERIC Number: EJ637441
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2000
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-1441-0559
Beyond Literacy: Education for Empowerment.
Narayan, Lakshmi; Chikarmane, Poornima
Literacy & Numeracy Studies, v10 n1-2 p99-116 2000
Develops an understanding of the literate learner who remains unreached in total literacy programs and campaigns initiated by the government of India. Examines the approaches used by the Kagad Kach Patra Kashtakari Panchayat (association of scrap waste pickers) to promote critical awareness and education among its members. (Adjunct ERIC Clearinghouse for ESL Literacy Education) (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: Consciousness Raising, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Literacy Education, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers: India