Adult literacy is a crucial element of community and economic development in South Africa and many developing countries striving to meet Millennium Development Goals. However, few governments invest the recommended 6% of education budgets on programmes for adults. Without resources, volunteer educators and international supporters rely on their…

This paper examines a recent government initiative aimed at raising adult literacy levels across the Canadian province of British Columbia by 2010. Through analysis of policy documents and interviews conducted with policymakers, analysts, researchers and practitioners, the author argues that the current focus on adult literacy in British Columbia…

Learning is a byproduct of encounters with everyday phenomena such as television, and the hidden curriculum of television is of great significance to marginalized groups. The influence of broadcast and narrowcast television on a rural Canadian community's capacity for economic development illustrates how marginality is learned and reinforced…