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dc.contributor.authorMpofu, S.T.
dc.contributor.authorYoungman, F.
dc.date.accessioned2010-10-26T06:58:47Z
dc.date.available2010-10-26T06:58:47Z
dc.date.issued2001-11
dc.identifier.citationMpofu, S.T. & Youngman, F. (2001) The dominant tradition in adult literacy – a comparative study of national literacy programmes in Botswana and Zimbabwe, International Review of Education Vol. 47, No. 6, pp. 573–595en_US
dc.identifier.issn0020-8566
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10311/629
dc.description.abstractThe article highlights the renewed significance of adult literacy for international and national educational policy as a result of the World Educational Forum in 2000, at which a new vision of literacy was advocated. The difference between the new and old paradigms of adult literacy is considered. The article argues that the traditional approach which has dominated the international discourse on adult literacy has profoundly influenced national decisions. This influence is illustrated through a comparative analysis of national adult literacy programmes in Botswana and Zimbabwe. The programmes exhibit a high degree of similarity despite differences in the national contexts. The analysis shows that the traditional approach has been relatively ineffective in improving adult literacy levels. However, proposals for change influenced by the new paradigm have not been taken into account. Thus the examples of Botswana and Zimbabwe indicate the difficulty in displacing the dominant tradition in adult literacy at the level of national policy-making.en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherSpringer, http://www.springeronline.comen_US
dc.subjectAdult educationen_US
dc.subjectAdult literacyen_US
dc.subjectNational literacy programmes -- Zimbabween_US
dc.subjectNational literacy programmes -- Botswanaen_US
dc.titleThe dominant tradition in adult literacy – a comparative study of national literacy programmes in Botswana and Zimbabween_US
dc.typePublished Articleen_US
dc.linkhttp://www.springerlink.com/content/qh57317860r76ht8/en_US


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