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This paper reports on Burkina Faso's experience with literacy training and non-formal education. It briefly reviews literacy policy and strategies from the post-colonial period to the creation of the Permanent Centers for Literacy and Training...
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2006
This case study describes the new Brazilian National Policy of Adult and Youth Education. Since 2003, literacy has been a political priority with a focus on the reduction of disparities (regional, urban/ rural, gender and ethnic groups). This...
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2006
This paper is based on 20 years' experience in the design and creation of approaches to education and adult literacy in African languages in Francophone West Africa. In recent years, our thinking about literacy has gone far beyond the simple...
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2006
In Senegal, the diversification of the supply of non-formal education is based on analysis of demand. This implies that every project or program must observe certain principles relating to the diversity of situations on the ground and of the needs...
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2006
This presentation attempts to answer this question. First, from the fundamental standpoint of human law, literacy is a vital component of the democratization of societies and the recognition of human rights. But the effectiveness of this law must...
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2006
Although still somewhat behind expectations, overall literacy rates have more than doubled since 1970. The gender parity index has risen from around 0.45 to 0.75. Analysis of the trends associated with these advances reveals new strategies based on...
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2006
The ADEA Biennial Meeting held in Gabon in 2006 explored the three main themes of effective literacy programs, effective schools and improvement of quality, and ECD programs that can be scaled up in Africa. 536 people from 38 countries in sub-...
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Book
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2006
This document highlights the key processes and approaches involved in successfully selecting, developing and disseminating easy reading material for adults. It is based in no small part on the experiences of a civil society organization, the ERA...
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Book
Year
2006
This film looks at a small village of around a hundred inhabitants, approximately 30 young men and women, -the main village workforce-who take part in an experimental literacy program. In addition to the adjustments due to the learning process (...
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FILM / DVD
Year
2006
Zambia's Primary Reading Program (PRP) uses a variety of approaches to teaching literacy. These include "Zambian New Breakthrough to Literacy", which uses the seven local languages to teach initial literacy skills. Reading and writing...
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Book
Year
2005
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