Participatory Education in a South African Context: Contradictions and Challenges.

Kerfoot, Caroline

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Publication Date: 1993

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Participatory Education in a South African Context: Contradictions and Challenges.

Kerfoot, Caroline

TESOL Quarterly, v27 n3 p431-47 Fall 1993

A participatory English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) curriculum development project in South Africa, "Use, Speak and Write English" (USWE), is described. USWE's attempt to translate its curriculum framework into workable materials is reported. Suggestions for handling the challenges facing adult basic education are suggested. (Contains 40 references.) (Author/LB)

Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Curriculum Development, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Instructional Materials, Student Participation

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: South Africa

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