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Sivadas, S. – 1991
"Lead Kindly Light" was an extensive campaign for the total eradication of illiteracy within 1 year in the Ernakulam District of India. A major sponsor was Kerala Sastra Sahithya Parishad (KSSP), the Science and Education Center of Kerala; responsibility for the project was later handed over to the National Literacy Mission (NLM). The…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Developing Nations
van Oudenhoven, Nico – 1989
Begun in 1978 by a small group of Colombians who were affiliated with a private organization and who were interested in children's upbringing, education, and development, the Promesa Project began by organizing discussion groups among about 20 mothers and their children between 3 and 7 years of age in four remote villages on the shores of the…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Children, Community Development, Developing Nations
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Gayfer, Margaret, Ed. – Convergence, 1987
The following papers are included: "Seminar's Focus on Practice Puts Action on the Human Level" (Margaret Gayfer); "Literacy: What Do Definitions Tell Us?" (Carman Hunter); "The Practice of Literacy in the Netherlands" (Ella Bohnenn); "The Approach of Popular Literacy Groups in Quebec" (Louise Miller); "Perspectives and Lessons from the Adult…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Classroom Techniques, Developed Nations
Ouane, Adama; And Others – 1990
This handbook (in English and French editions) presents training in its broadest sense, highlighting its function of providing trainees both with theoretical foundations and with instrumental competencies to carry out the roles and duties of middle and grassroots level adult educators. It constitutes an attempt to present various experiences and…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Curriculum Development, Demonstration Programs
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United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Paris (France). – 1995
The international advisory committee of the International Project on Technical and Vocational Education (UNEVOC) held its third session in Paris in October 1995. Advisory committee members and observers from the United Nations' specialized, intergovernmental, and nongovernmental organizations reviewed the major UNEVOC project activities undertaken…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Advisory Committees, Case Studies, Conferences