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Peer reviewedMwiria, Kilemi – International Review of Education/Internationale Zeitschrift fuer Erziehungswissenschaft/Revue Internationale de Pedagogie, 1993
Examines reasons for high representation of women and factors influencing their persistence in Kenya's literacy programs. Considers the limited formal learning opportunities available, economic demands, women's multiple social roles, inadequate learning environments, unqualified literacy teachers, and the impact of a male-centered society.…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Cultural Influences
Graves, Bill; Bolch, Judy – 1989
This series of newspaper articles evaluates North Carolina's schools and establishes a relationship between the state's rural poverty and low student achievement levels. Test scores in 1988 are consistently low in all but four of the poorest rural counties. Small schools are disappearing from rural areas. Large schools can offer students more…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Change Strategies, Disadvantaged Environment, Economic Factors
