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ERIC Number: EJ202748
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1978
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Why Literacy? An Essay on the Connexion between Literacy and Development.
Rafe-uz-Zaman
Literacy Discussion, v9 n1 p1-112 Spr 1978
The author examines the potentialities of bypassing literacy in efforts to bring education and development to Third World countries, concluding that literacy is essential for human and economic development. He cites various perspectives on literacy and development (232 references), and analyses alternative strategies for literacy campaigns, concentrating on life skills. (MF)
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Basic Skills, Developing Nations, Economic Development, Educational Development, Educational Strategies, Educational Television, Human Development, Literacy Education
Publication Type: Journal Articles
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Language: English
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