| Description |
1 online resource |
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Aid and Development Set |
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Aid and Development Set
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| Contents |
Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Original Title Page; Original Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Glossary of Foreign Words; I REVOLUTION: WHAT IS POPULAR EDUCATION?; 1. El Salvador, Colomoncagua: Words and bombs; 2. Nicaragua, Lechecuagos: Literacy as a Political Crusade; 3. Nicaragua, Batahola: The Paradox of Revolutionary Education; II REFORM: LITERACY AND ORGANIZATION; 4. Honduras, San Antonio de Jura: Co-operative Literacy; 5. Ecuador, Santa Lucia: Literacy and Human Rights; 6. Mexico, San Miguel Teotongo: Reading and De-reading, Literacy and Debt |
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7. Chile, Santiago: Breaking the Culture of SilenceIII RECLAMATION: LITERACY AND INDIGENOUS PEOPLES; 8. Guatemala, Cabrican: The New Frontier; 9. Bolivia, El Alto: The Language of Power; 10. Nicaragua's Atlantic Coast, Karata: Miskitu Dialogue; Appendix: The Life of Paulo Freire; Afterword; Notes; Subject Index |
| Summary |
The often bloody struggles of Central America have dominated news reports for a long time. Behind the headlines lies an enormous population of the desperately poor, and it is axiomatic that they are rendered even more powerless by widespread illiteracy. What actually counts as literacy is less clear. Archer and Costello describe some of the most exciting and innovative programmes designed to overcome the problem and how, as they worked with many of them, they discovered how varied and controversial they are. El Salvador, Nicaragua, Honduras, Ecuador, Mexico, Chile, Bolivia and Guatemala are all |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Freire, Paulo, 1921-1997
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| SUBJECT |
Freire, Paulo, 1921-1997 fast |
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Popular education -- Latin America
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Functional literacy -- Latin America
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Education -- Political aspects -- Latin America
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Adult education and state -- Latin America
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Literacy -- Social aspects -- Latin America
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Literacy programs -- Latin America
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EDUCATION -- Essays.
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EDUCATION -- Organizations & Institutions.
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EDUCATION -- Reference.
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Adult education and state
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Education -- Political aspects
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Functional literacy
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Literacy programs
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Literacy -- Social aspects
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Popular education
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Latin America
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Costello, Patrick
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| ISBN |
9781134069187 |
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1134069189 |
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9781315067049 |
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1315067048 |
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