Adult literacy education in Botswana: Planning between reproduction and resistance

Studies in the Education of Adults

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 235-251

  Maruatona, Tonic ^a   Cervero, Ronald M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOTSWANA   (Botswana)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

adult literacy; Botswana; literacy campaign; programme planning; resistance

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547185700     PISSN: 02660830     EISSN: 14789833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02660830.2004.11661499     Document Type: Article

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