Introduction n République de Guinée, il convient de dissocier au niveau des politiques,
l'alphabétisation de l'éducation des adultes général. En effet, l'alphabétisation est sous la …

Brings the study of writing to the heart of sociolinguistic inquiryThis book puts writing at the
centre of sociolinguistic inquiry drawing on a range of academic fields including New …

Timely and original, this book examines gender equality in schooling as an aspiration of
global social justice. With nearly one billion people having little or no schooling and women …

This article examines Amartya Sen's writings on the capabilities approach and education.
Sen sometimes suggests a loose association between education and schooling. Elsewhere …

This article considers contemporary policy claims about “what literacy is” and “what literacy
does.” First, the article reviews in-depth the ways in which development discourses define …

In the international arena education is often put forward as the main strategy for achieving
women's empowerment and gender equality. However, exactly what it means to be …

This paper aims to contribute a sociocultural theoretical perspective for the creative identity
work involved in the ongoing process of learning and using literacies. Drawing on …

This paper is concerned with the implications of a social view of literacy for the policy and
practice of adult literacy. Taking the example of a recent literacy project in South Africa and …

The introduction of community forestry in Nepal represents an attempt to decentralize control
and instill democratic reform in the management of forest resources through the direct …

The primacy of education in development agendas is unquestioned. With the gradual
acknowledgement of the potential benefits that migration can hold for development, the …