Women and Literacy. Women and World Development Series.

Autor/in	Ballara, Marcela
Titel	Women and Literacy. Women and World Development Series.
Quelle	(1992), (84 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
ISBN	1-85649-980-9
Schlagwörter	Stellungnahme; Adult Basic Education; Adult Literacy; Adult Reading Programs; Educational Needs; Females; Feminization of Poverty; Foreign Countries; Global Approach; Illiteracy; Instructional Materials; International Cooperation; Literacy Education; Material Development; Needs Assessment; Outcomes of Education; Program Development; Rural Areas; Sex Differences; Urban Areas; Womens Education + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adult; Adults; Education; Adult education; Erwachsenenbildung; Educational need; Bildungsbedarf; Weibliches Geschlecht; Ausland; Globales Denken; Analphabetismus; Lehrmaterial; Lehrmittel; Unterrichtsmedien; Internationale Kooperation; Internationale Zusammenarbeit; Lehrmaterialentwicklung; Bedarfsermittlung; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Programmplanung; Rural area; Ländlicher Raum; Sex difference; Geschlechtsunterschied; Urban area; Stadtregion; 'Women''s education'; Frauenbildung
Abstract	This book examines the connection between poverty and illiteracy among women in a global context and presents guidelines for developing literacy activities for women. The following topics are covered: defining literacy (negative effects of illiteracy and literacy programs for women); global context (literacy gap, gender disparities, urban/rural disparities, the age factor, illiteracy in industrialized countries, and illiteracy's effects on women); the legacy of female illiteracy (obstacles to literacy, motivation and literacy, women and development and the labor force, and literacy and sustainable development); international responses to illiteracy among women (International Literacy Year 1990, the World Conference on Education for All, and the role of non-governmental organizations in addressing the problem); successful literacy projects (the time factor, language choice, and selection and training of personnel, and achieving success); literacy's impact on women's rights, health, environmental protection, agriculture and fishing, children's school performance, and female employment; program development (assessing women's needs, preparing literacy programs, and planning literacy projects); and producing written material (basic principles of adult education, planning and preparing teaching materials, and developing post-literacy materials). Appended are a series of questions and answers about literacy education for women and a list of 60 pertinent organizations. Contains 110 references. (MN)
Anmerkungen	Zed Books Ltd., 165 First Avenue, Atlantic Highlands, NJ 07716 (paperback: ISBN-1-85649-981-7; hardbound: ISBN-1-85649-980-9).
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC