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The Standard Picture of Literacy and Its Critics.
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Winchester, Ian – Comparative Education Review, 1990
Characterizes changes in literacy's "standard picture" since World War II. Literacy no longer perceived as obtainable skill correlated with economic development, but as valuable for its own sake. Suggests implications of educational change for developed and underdeveloped countries. Emphasizes continuing importance of literacy campaigns.…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Coding, Comparative Education, Economic Development