Literacy practices in development: An ethnographic study of women in Northeastern Thailand

Studies in the Education of Adults

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 63-77

  Walter, Pierre ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

adult literacy; community based literacy; everyday literacy; literacy practices; new basic skills; social networks

Indexed keywords

EID: 61549086437     PISSN: 02660830     EISSN: 14789833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02660830.2005.11661508     Document Type: Article

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