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ERIC Number: EJ415442
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1990
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ISSN: ISSN-0305-0068
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Adult Literacy and Basic Education in Europe and North America: From Recognition to Provision.
Limage, Leslie
Comparative Education, v26 n1 p125-40 1990
Examines the growth of recognition of adult illiteracy in Western Europe and North America since the early 1970s. Discusses the invisibility of the problem, types of illiteracy identified in schools, importance of literacy across the curriculum, links between illiteracy and poverty, and involvement of international organizations. Contains 36 references. (SV)
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Comparative Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Illiteracy, Literacy Education, Poverty, Public Policy
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: France; United Kingdom; United States
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