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ERIC Number: EJ200789
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1978
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A Brief Response to Three Critical Essays on "Why Literacy?"
Rafe-uz-Zaman
Literacy Discussion, v9 n2 p43,45-52 Sum 1978
Responds to Cipro, Mathur, and Kassam's critical essays (in this issue) on his previous study of literacy and national development. The author offers clarification or further thoughts on several statements with which he disagrees, such as the theory of stages for literacy, work-oriented literacy, and the quality of life and liberation. (MF)
Descriptors: Adult Development, Adult Literacy, Content Analysis, Developing Nations, Developmental Stages, Economic Development, Educational Development, Essays, Human Development, Literacy Education, Literature Reviews, Opinions, Quality of Life
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Information Analyses
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Language: English
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