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Wider Benefits of Adult Literacy Teaching: A Preliminary Exploration of the Impact of Teaching Literacy to Adults on Some Facilitators
- Source :
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International Review of Education . Feb 2022 68(1):55-79. - Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- This article reports on a pilot research project conducted in nine countries of Africa and Asia on some aspects of the impact that teaching literacy to adults has had on the lives of some adult literacy facilitators (ALFs). The small-scale enquiry was implemented by a team of twelve researchers in nine countries (Afghanistan, Botswana, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Nepal, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia). All of the nineteen ALFs interviewed felt that the experience of teaching literacy to adults, even if for some of them it was brief and posed difficulties, had a positive impact on their lives, and in some cases was life-changing. Despite its limitations, the project demonstrates the importance and feasibility of such a study and encourages further surveys.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0020-8566
- Volume :
- 68
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- ERIC
- Journal :
- International Review of Education
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- EJ1336316
- Document Type :
- Journal Articles<br />Reports - Research
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s11159-022-09940-2