Why Literacy Can't Wait: Issues for the 1980s.

Bhola, Harbans S.

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ERIC Number: EJ249577

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1981

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Why Literacy Can't Wait: Issues for the 1980s.

Bhola, Harbans S.

Convergence: An International Journal of Adult Education, v14 n1 p6-23 1981

Discusses aspects of literacy education: why it is needed; how it affects the individual, the family, the community, and society; ill effects and abuses of literacy; why literacy education is needed now; and the need for mass literacy campaigns. (CT)

Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Community Influence, Developing Nations, Family Influence, Literacy Education, Mass Instruction, Policy Formation, Reading Skills, Social Influences, Writing Skills

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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