Dave, Ouane, and Perera 1988

Dave, R. H., A. Ouane, and D. A. Perera. 1988.Learning strategies for post-literacy and continuing education: A cross-national perspective. Outcomes of an international research project of UNESCO Institute for Education organized in cooperation with the German Commission for UNESCO, Bonn. 2nd edition.UIE studies on post-literacy and continuing education. Hamburg, Germany: UNESCO Institute for Education. (Review by Rassekh 1991.) Also published in French. Interest level: specialist.

Lists the following objectives of postliteracy or continuing education:

• The retention and stabilization of literacy skills
• The continuation of learning beyond initial literacy skills
• The application of learning to the improvement of aspects of personal, social, and vocational life

Provides synthesis of studies in the following areas and countries:

• Africa: Mali, Niger, Senegal, Burkina Faso, Kenya, Nigeria, Tanzania, Algeria, and Egypt
• Asia: China, India, Indonesia, Kuwait, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam
• Latin America: Brazil, Colombia, Jamaica, and Venezuela
• Europe: the United Kingdom

Discusses materials and media and emphasizes lifelong education (review).

• Bibliography module: Dave, Ouane, and Perera 1988
• In overview module: Bibliography (Literacy): D
• In modular book: Bibliography (Literacy), by Doris Gallemore, Trudi C. Hunt, Jeanne Swanson, and Stephen L. Walter
• In document collection: Reference materials
• In bookshelf: Literacy

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