Sufficiency re-examined: A capabilities perspective on the assessment of functional adult literacy

Journal of Development Studies

Volumn 47, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1315-1331

  Bryan, Maddox ^a   Esposito, Lucio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT EDUCATION; DEVELOPING WORLD; EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; LITERACY;

EID: 80052534017     PISSN: 00220388     EISSN: 17439140     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00220388.2010.509788     Document Type: Article

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