Illiterates in South Africa: Who are they and what motivates them to participate in literacy campaigns?

International Review of Education

Volumn 51, Issue 5-6, 2005, Pages 479-497

  Sibiya, Solomon ^a   van Rooyen, Linda ^b  

^a University of Pretoria ^*  (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION; LITERACY; TRAINING;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 31044447506     PISSN: 00208566     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11159-005-2557-6     Document Type: Article

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