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ERIC Number: EJ592829
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1999
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-1081-3004
Enhancing Reading Clubs in Nigeria: The CELLE's Experience.
Onukaogu, Chukwuemeka Eze
Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, v43 n1 p68-77 Sep 1999
Describes how the Centre of Excellence for Literacy and Literacy Education in Nigeria strives to promote reading clubs at the grass-roots level to foster literacy empowerment. Shows how these reading clubs enhance democratic participation and critical thinking. Offers a sample of material for discussion and discussion questions for mature readers. Outlines problems and constraints for reading clubs in Nigeria. (SR)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Critical Thinking, Democratic Values, Developing Nations, Elementary Secondary Education, Empowerment, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Literacy, National Programs, Program Descriptions, Reading Improvement, Reading Instruction
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Nigeria; Reading Groups