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Velusamy, V. Rajkumar – Online Submission, 2021
India is the second-largest tribal population in the world. However, after the seven decades of independence, the tribal groups are disadvantaged and socially backward from the cycle of growth in many areas such as health, education, employment, and empowerment, and more. Among these, for tribal society, education is an essential requirement. The…
Descriptors: Tribes, Indians, Disadvantaged, Access to Education
Alzahrani, Yassir G.; James, Waynne B. – Commission for International Adult Education, 2020
The focus of this article is to highlight adult education in Saudi Arabia. It also investigates the roles of early official and volunteering initiatives that established the adult education and literacy system in Saudi Arabia. In addition, a brief overview of the development of adult agencies such as Night Literacy Schools and Adult Education…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Foreign Countries, Adult Literacy, Evening Programs
Kenea, Ambissa – Journal for Critical Education Policy Studies, 2014
The major purpose of the study was to look into change and continuity in the policy and practices of adult basic literacy initiatives in Ethiopia and to deduce lessons that can be drawn from the experiences for the future of adult basic literacy program in the country and elsewhere. Data was obtained through critical review of documents on the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Educational Policy
Hahs Brinkley, Catherine – ProQuest LLC, 2016
Without education, many South Sudanese will continue living in poverty. There are numerous factors that limit their educational opportunities including tribal warfare, colonialism, missionary malpractice, civil wars, a high illiteracy rate, low government funding, and threats of war. These factors have left a substantial deficiency in available…
Descriptors: Teacher Education, Interviews, Observation, Sampling
Sayilan, Fevziye; Yildiz, Ahmet – International Journal of Lifelong Education, 2009
The aim of this article is to analyse the development of adult literacy education in Turkey in a historical and political context. The development of adult literacy education is studied in three different historical periods. To spread literacy and create novel institutions, although these institutions were closed later, played a critical role in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Illiteracy, Adult Literacy, Literacy Education