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Literacy and Research: Past, Present and Future. Literacy Lessons.
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Wagner, Daniel A. – 1990
The importance of research in literacy is that it provides some routes to greater efficiency in literacy provision. Research from the past shows how important reading and writing have been over the centuries. Literacy was often invested with social and moral power as well, and religious literacy was the predominant form of reading and writing from…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Cultural Context
Nicaragua: Mobilizing the Local Community for Literacy and Post-Literacy. Literacy Lessons.
Arrien, Juan B. – 1990
In 1987, the department of Rio San Juan was declared the first "illiteracy-free territory" in Nicaragua, since it had reduced its rate of illiteracy from 96 percent in 1979 to 3.7 percent. This regional literacy crusade was made possible by the facts that the necessary facilities had been provided; a network of consultative committees…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Community Action
Education for All: An Expanded Vision. World Conference on Education for All (Jomtien, Thailand, March 5-9, 1990). Monograph II. Roundtable Themes II.
Fordham, Paul – 1992
This seven-chapter monograph elaborates on five components of an expanded vision of basic education. It presents material that deals with aspects of these components: universalizing access and promoting equity, focusing on learning, broadening the means and scope of basic education, enhancing the environment for learning, and strengthening…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Basic Education, Adult Programs, Community Involvement
The University and Literacy. Literacy Lessons.
Tohme, Georges – 1990
In order to explain the role that the university can play in the struggle against illiteracy, a distinction must be made between "social" illiterate people, who are dominated by oral tradition, and functional, or "uneducated" illiterate people, who usually know how to read and write, but without having sufficient understanding…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, College Programs
Education for All: The Requirements. World Conference on Education for All (Jomtien, Thailand, March 5-9, 1990). Monograph III. Roundtable Themes III.
Windham, Douglas M. – 1992
This eight-chapter monograph deals with the requirements for providing education for all. Four interrelated themes are examined: developing a supporting policy context, mobilizing resources, building national technical capacity, and strengthening international solidarity. The first chapter gives an overview of these themes. Chapter 2 considers how…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Cultural Context
Education for All: Purpose and Context. World Conference on Education for All (Jomtien, Thailand, March 5-9, 1990). Monograph I. Roundtable Themes I.
Haggis, Sheila M. – 1991
This nine-chapter monograph deals with the purpose and context of basic education, starting with the basic learning needs that education must meet. Chapter 1 focuses on the rationale for education for all. Chapter 2 explores the interplay between the educational process and culture, including the complex issues associated with language. Chapter 3…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Cultural Context