School Literacy and Agricultural Modernization in Kenya.

Eisemon, Thomas Owen; Nyamete, Andrew

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Publication Date: 1990

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School Literacy and Agricultural Modernization in Kenya.

Eisemon, Thomas Owen; Nyamete, Andrew

Comparative Education Review, v34 n2 p161-76 May 1990

Reports on classroom observation of agricultural lessons and on tests of the ability of Kenyan farmers with elementary or secondary education to comprehend pesticide instructions. Concludes that literacy alone does not equip farmers to perform knowledge-based practical tasks involving modern production technologies. Contains 23 references. (SV)

Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Agriculture, Elementary Secondary Education, Farmers, Foreign Countries, Literacy, Modernization, Outcomes of Education, Pesticides, Relevance (Education), Technological Literacy

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Kenya

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