literacy
- Do differences in cultural norms affect fertility behaviour?
- P. Krishnan / World Institute for Development Economics Research (WIDER), 2001
- This paper examines the evidence for various explanations usually offered for the differences in fertility behaviour across regions and over time in India. Female education has been found in other research to be the single most import...
- Gender equality in education: a select annotated bibliography
- L. Hulton; D. Furlong / BRIDGE, 1999
- Bibliography covers nine major themes: Factors contributing to the gender gap in formal education Formal education and women's empowerment Curriculum reform and the learning environment Gender...
- The long-term implications of high illiteracy levels and low enrolment rates amongst women in schools
- J. G. Booth / Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation, 2000
- Summary report of a CTA seminar given in Athens, 18 –22 October 1999. The seminar papers highlights, inter alia, the growing demand for gender-specific information and the long-term implications of high illiteracy levels and low ...
- Evidence for a more market-orientated approach to education
- Z.M. Nasir; H. Nazli / Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, Pakistan, 2000
- This paper examines the role of education, technical training, school quality and literacy and numeracy skills on the earnings of wage earners and salaried persons in Pakistan by using the recent data of PIHS (1995-96). The ana...
- Illiterate adult earns significantly more in the Bangladeshi nonfarm economy when living in a household with at least one literate member
- K. Basu; A. Narayan; M. Ravallion / Policy Research Working Papers, World Bank, 1999
- According to theory, a member of a collective-action household may or may not share knowledge with others in that household. Shared income gains from shared knowledge may well be offset by a shift in the balance of power within the fa...
- What is the role of language in achieving development objectives?
- British Council, 1998
- Proceedings of a 1998 workshop on the relationship between language acquisition, literacy and poverty alleviation. Reviews the potential impacts of donor investment in this area (including the promotion of English-language teaching). ...
- Investing in Adult Literacy: Lessons and Implications
- T. Eisemon; M. Crawford; K. Marble / Literacy.org, 1998
- Discusses the evolution of the World Bank’s involvement in adult literacy and nonformal education. Current literacy projects supported by the World Bank include a wide range of literacy providers, not just government adult educat...
- Adult Literacy in Developing Countries: A Contemporary Annotated Bibliography
- L.D. Puchner / Literacy.org, 1998
- Bibliography is intended to provide a list of selected works on the topic of adult literacy in developing countries. The list spans the perspectives of theory, research, practice, and policy, and covers selections from diverse regions...
- Indigenous schools and literacy in Africa and the Middle East
- D.A. Wagner / Literacy.org, 1998
- Dramatic world economic changes have led many developing countries to reassess their varied educational programs as well as the costs and benefits that pertain to them. Some specialists have focused their attention on the relationship...
- Reflect: Evaluating a New Approach to Adult Literacy
- ActionAid International, 1997
- In October 1993 ACTIONAID, (a British based international NGO working in 20 countries) began a two year action research project to explore possible uses of Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) techniques within adult literacy programme...
- Do differences in cultural norms affect fertility behaviour?
- P. Krishnan / World Institute for Development Economics Research (WIDER), 2001
- This paper examines the evidence for various explanations usually offered for the differences in fertility behaviour across regions and over time in India. Female education has been found in other research to be the single most import...
- Gender equality in education: a select annotated bibliography
- L. Hulton; D. Furlong / BRIDGE, 1999
- Bibliography covers nine major themes: Factors contributing to the gender gap in formal education Formal education and women's empowerment Curriculum reform and the learning environment Gender...
- The long-term implications of high illiteracy levels and low enrolment rates amongst women in schools
- J. G. Booth / Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation, 2000
- Summary report of a CTA seminar given in Athens, 18 –22 October 1999. The seminar papers highlights, inter alia, the growing demand for gender-specific information and the long-term implications of high illiteracy levels and low ...
- Evidence for a more market-orientated approach to education
- Z.M. Nasir; H. Nazli / Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, Pakistan, 2000
- This paper examines the role of education, technical training, school quality and literacy and numeracy skills on the earnings of wage earners and salaried persons in Pakistan by using the recent data of PIHS (1995-96). The ana...
- Illiterate adult earns significantly more in the Bangladeshi nonfarm economy when living in a household with at least one literate member
- K. Basu; A. Narayan; M. Ravallion / Policy Research Working Papers, World Bank, 1999
- According to theory, a member of a collective-action household may or may not share knowledge with others in that household. Shared income gains from shared knowledge may well be offset by a shift in the balance of power within the fa...
- What is the role of language in achieving development objectives?
- British Council, 1998
- Proceedings of a 1998 workshop on the relationship between language acquisition, literacy and poverty alleviation. Reviews the potential impacts of donor investment in this area (including the promotion of English-language teaching). ...
- Investing in Adult Literacy: Lessons and Implications
- T. Eisemon; M. Crawford; K. Marble / Literacy.org, 1998
- Discusses the evolution of the World Bank’s involvement in adult literacy and nonformal education. Current literacy projects supported by the World Bank include a wide range of literacy providers, not just government adult educat...
- Adult Literacy in Developing Countries: A Contemporary Annotated Bibliography
- L.D. Puchner / Literacy.org, 1998
- Bibliography is intended to provide a list of selected works on the topic of adult literacy in developing countries. The list spans the perspectives of theory, research, practice, and policy, and covers selections from diverse regions...
- Indigenous schools and literacy in Africa and the Middle East
- D.A. Wagner / Literacy.org, 1998
- Dramatic world economic changes have led many developing countries to reassess their varied educational programs as well as the costs and benefits that pertain to them. Some specialists have focused their attention on the relationship...
- Reflect: Evaluating a New Approach to Adult Literacy
- ActionAid International, 1997
- In October 1993 ACTIONAID, (a British based international NGO working in 20 countries) began a two year action research project to explore possible uses of Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) techniques within adult literacy programme...
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