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Direct linkGroen, Janet – Convergence, 2005
Earl Shorris launched his presentation to 20 potential applicants for his newly developed humanities course directed toward the poor and disenfranchised in New York City. Since this inaugural course in New York, the Clemente Course has been launched in numerous centres across the United States, Canada, Australia, and Mexico. The course is named…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Introductory Courses, Higher Education, Humanities
Roy, Menaka – Convergence, 2004
A statement that governments in the South Asia region are increasingly distancing themselves from adult literacy drew comment from some experts in education and health that it is "too sweeping" and should not be aired without adequate references and data to substantiate it. The arguments in support of the verities of adult literacy and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adult Learning, Adult Literacy, Literacy Education
