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Direct linkIreland, Timothy D. – International Review of Education, 2008
At a time when some 24% of the Brazilian population of 182 million are functionally illiterate, the author shows how illiteracy is concentrated in traditionally poor and disadvantaged social and ethnic groups as well as in certain regions of the country. He surveys the changes in legislation, policies and attitudes relating to literacy over the…
Descriptors: Ethnic Groups, Illiteracy, Foreign Countries, Literacy
