Adult Literacy Education and Human Rights: A View from Afghanistan

Autor/inn/en	Andersen, Susan M.; Kooij, Christina S.
Titel	Adult Literacy Education and Human Rights: A View from Afghanistan
Quelle	In: Globalisation, Societies and Education, 5 (2007) 3, S.315-331 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1476-7724
Schlagwörter	Stellungnahme; Literacy Education; Altruism; Adult Reading Programs; Foreign Countries; Adult Literacy; Civil Rights; Interviews; Case Studies; Marriage; Feminism; Interpersonal Relationship; Attitudes; Afghanistan + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Altruistic behavior; Altruismus; Ausland; Bürgerrechte; Grundrechte; Zivilrecht; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Ehe; Feminismus; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Attitude; Einstellung; Verhalten
Abstract	In this article, we argue that adult literacy as part of international development is an issue of both human rights and women's rights. We explore this by presenting a case study of the effects of one innovative adult literacy program in Afghanistan that places men and women, as well as various ethnicities, together in the same classroom as couples, using principles that social psychological research has shown can reduce inter-group tension and interpersonal discord. We focus on interviews with the married couples taking part in this program. They learn to support each other's learning, and to treat each other with respect and kindness in spite of differences. These interviews indicated that they felt their newfound literacy skills had changed their daily lives, their view of themselves and their relationships with spouse, family and community, even nation. Since the vast majority of Afghans cannot read or write, the findings stand as a reminder that literacy education can have transformative value and that action and funding remain as needed as ever. (Contains 4 notes.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10