PHA-Exchange> Literacy as Freedom: A UNESCO Round- table

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From: Ruggiero, Mrs. Ana Lucia (WDC) 

LITERACY AS FREEDOM

A UNESCO Round-table

 

UNESCO, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, 2003

 

Available online as PDF file [204p.] at: http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0013/001318/131823e.pdf 

 

 

"..Expanding the real freedoms that people enjoy - this is the way that Nobel prizewinner Amartya Sen articulates his conception of what human development is about. His view is a major influence in the current development debate and lies behind the title of this collection of papers: "Literacy as Freedom". Literacy is indeed one of the fundamental instruments of freedom. In today's world the use of written communication is embedded in socio-political and economic systems at local, national and global levels. It is part of the way institutions function and is a key to learning opportunities. However, individuals and communities use a wide range of literacy practices, calling upon different 'literacies' in different contexts and for different purposes. There is no standard solution, no single way of acquiring or using literacy..."

 

Content:

Preface

Introduction - C. Robinson

Reflections on Literacy - Amartya Sen

Literacy as Freedom - D. Archer

How to Eradicate Illiteracy without Eradicating Illiterates? - M. Fasheh

The Literacy Programme, Part and Parcel of Eritrea's March Towards "Education for All" - D. Ghebrezghi

An Unfinished Journey - M. Masaquiza

Literacy as Freedom for Women in India - I. Patel

Literacy, Education and Women's Empowerment - B. Silawal

The Ongoing Debate - C. Robinson

Implementing the United Nations Literacy Decade: Some Recommendations

Conclusion



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