Fighting Illiteracy in the Arab World

Autor/inn/en	Hammud, Muwafaq Abu; Jarrar, Amani G.
Titel	Fighting Illiteracy in the Arab World
Quelle	In: International Education Studies, 10 (2017) 11, S.116-122 (7 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1913-9020
Schlagwörter	Illiteracy; Arabs; Foreign Countries; At Risk Persons; Socioeconomic Influences; Political Issues; Social Influences; Violence; Cultural Influences; Cultural Awareness; Democracy; Government Role; Literacy Education; Terrorism; Intervention + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Analphabetismus; Arab; Araber; Ausland; Risikogruppe; Sozioökonomischer Faktor; Politischer Faktor; Sozialer Einfluss; Gewalt; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; Cultural identity; Kulturelle Identität; Demokratie; Terrorismus
Abstract	Illiteracy in the Arab world is becoming an urgent necessity particularly facing problems of poverty, ignorance, extremism, which impede the required economic, social, political and cultural development processes. Extremism, violence and terrorism, in the Arab world, can only be eliminated by spreading of knowledge, fighting illiteracy. The study shows that illiteracy rate among males in the Arab world is 25% for males, (46%) for Females. Results of the study show that if the educational situation in all Arab countries does not change, illiteracy rates will increase in the Arab world, and the number of illiterates in the Arab world will reach 49 million in the category of age of 15 years, and by 2024,it may reach 5.5 million of youth (15-24 years). The study identifies factors affecting the rise of illiteracy in the Arab world, particularly: "Low economic level of many Arab countries, the growing security, political turmoil and internal problems experienced by most Arab countries, Social reasons, and random policies and contradiction in the trends and areas of combating illiteracy." The study concluded that illiteracy has a significant impact on social behavior, and that democracy, political participation, violence, cultural development, respect, pluralism, and accepting diversity, are all affected by illiteracy. The study recommends that Arab governments must formulate clear strategies linked to development plans to save 100 million Arab citizens who suffer from illiteracy, and ignorance. Illiteracy is to be taken seriously because it entails misunderstanding democracy, lack of youth interest in political affairs, corruption, and therefore the absence of comprehensive reform programs. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01