Adult Education as Public Policy: A Perspective from Latin America.

Torres, Carlos Alberto

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ERIC Number: EJ389815

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Publication Date: 1988

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Adult Education as Public Policy: A Perspective from Latin America.

Torres, Carlos Alberto

Prospects, v18 n3 p379-88 1988

Discusses policies concerning adult education which have been designed and carried out in Latin America. Contends that the adult basic education policy does not provide the clientele with better tools to face the challenges of society. Calls for an understanding of the inner rationality of adult education programs. (KO)

Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Developing Nations, Economic Development, Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Policy, Foreign Countries, Political Influences, Political Power, Power Structure, Public Policy, Socioeconomic Influences

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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