Literacy practices and literacy policies: Where has UNESCO been and where might it be going?

International Journal of Educational Development

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 75-89

  Limage, Leslie J ^a  

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EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT; INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION; LITERACY;

EID: 0032968682     PISSN: 07380593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0738-0593(98)00036-4     Document Type: Article

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