Adult learning and literacy learning for livelihoods: some international perspectives

Author(s)
Rogers, Alan
Hunter, Judy
Uddin, Md Aftab
Editor(s)
Eade, Deborah
Publication date
2007-02-01
Subject
Approach and methodology
Education
Food and livelihoods
Keywords
Development methods
Livelihoods
Country
Bangladesh
Egypt
New Zealand

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Publisher(s)
Oxfam GB
Routledge
Journal
Development in Practice
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/10546/130826
DOI
10.1080/09614520601092048
Document type
Journal article
Language
English
Description
Reflecting contemporary interest in developing new adult literacy learning programmes based on 'literacy for livelihoods', this article examines some case studies from New Zealand, Bangladesh, and Egypt, illustrating literacy being used in livelihoods, and relates these to the kind of literacy being taught in many adult literacy programmes today. It argues that people often change their livelihoods, and that each livelihood has literacy practices embedded within it. The authors suggest that the use of these literacy practices embedded within the livelihood activities might be a better starting point for adult literacy learning than a school-based textbook.
Pages
10
ISSN
0961-4524
EISSN
1364-9213
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