Literacy and development: What works for whom? or, how relevant is the social practices view of literacy for literacy education in developing countries?

International Journal of Educational Development

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 5-17

  Papen, Uta ^a  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Comparative education; Ethnography; Literacy; Namibia; New literacy studies; South Africa

Indexed keywords

ADULT EDUCATION; EDUCATION POLICY; LITERACY;

AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; NAMIBIA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WORLD;

EID: 10144233514     PISSN: 07380593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijedudev.2004.05.001     Document Type: Article

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