Literacies and livelihood strategies: Experience from Usulutan, El Salvador

International Journal of Educational Development

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 291-298

  Betts, Julia ^a  

^a FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Development; International education; Literacy

Indexed keywords

ADULT EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; GRASSROOTS LEVEL; LITERACY;

EL SALVADOR;

EID: 0038404983     PISSN: 07380593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0738-0593(02)00052-4     Document Type: Article

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