Community based literacy intiatives in the Caribbean: country report: Dominica
By: Burton-James, Alexandra | Jules, Didacus
Publisher: National Research and Development Foundation ; Castries ; April 1990Description: 116 pSubject(s): DOMINICA | LITERACY | FUNCTIONAL LITERACY | ADULT EDUCATIONSummary: A survey of community based literacy intiatives in Dominica conducted in 1987. Survey identifies fourteen (14) projects which were in operation. All of the projects were rural based. The main objectives were acquisition of reading and writing skills and civic/political participation. Projects were well dispersed geographically but numbers participating compared with estimated numbers of illiterates were small. Sixty-five percent of the learners were female. Fifty-nine percent Summary: of facilitators were female. Projects experienced difficulty in mobilizing adult illiterates though a wide range of promotion activities were undertaken. A country update conducted in 1989 indicated among other changes,a large increase in the number of projects, broadening of objectives and a decrease in female: male participant ratio.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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| Grey Literature | National Documentation Centre Dominican Collection | 00101-DM (Browse shelf) | Available | 473 |
A survey of community based literacy intiatives in Dominica conducted in 1987. Survey identifies fourteen (14) projects which were in operation. All of the projects were rural based. The main objectives were acquisition of reading and writing skills and civic/political participation. Projects were well dispersed geographically but numbers participating compared with estimated numbers of illiterates were small. Sixty-five percent of the learners were female. Fifty-nine percent
of facilitators were female. Projects experienced difficulty in mobilizing adult illiterates though a wide range of promotion activities were undertaken. A country update conducted in 1989 indicated among other changes,a large increase in the number of projects, broadening of objectives and a decrease in female: male participant ratio.
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