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Literacy and Demographic Behavior: Evidence from Family Reconstitution in Nineteenth-Century France.
Peer reviewedLehning, James R. – History of Education Quarterly, 1984
Literacy and education did not lower fertility rates in a 19th-century village, Marlhes, located in southeastern France. Reasons why are discussed. (RM)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Birth Rate, Comparative Education, Demography
Peer reviewedFieldhouse, Roger – History of Education Quarterly, 1984
Adult education was introduced by the British into West Africa after World War II. However, the Oxford intellectuals put in charge of the adult education program offered an African-centered education that frequently offered more support to the progressive views of the African independence movements than to the colonialists' conservative policies.…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Colonialism, Communism, Comparative Education
Peer reviewedHazen, Dan C. – History of Education Quarterly, 1978
Presents a case study of a village in highland South America to show how different segments of a society view literacy education. Topics discussed include collapse of traditional society as a result of education, values, changing economic and social conditions, the school role in creating an active citizenry, and school drop-out rates. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Case Studies, Comparative Education, Developing Nations
