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United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Paris (France). – 1970
This report analyzes the initial results of UNESCO's Experimental World Literacy Programme and makes recommendations for future action. The meaning of functional literacy is discussed, and pilot projects in twelve countries are briefly described. The analysis reveals that the programme has fallen seriously behind schedule, that the number of adult…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Adults, Developing Nations, Experimental Programs
Bosscher, Kathleen – Literacy Work, 1976
A critical assessment of the 10-year Experimental World Literacy Program (EWLP), which consisted of a series of pilot projects and micro-experiments in different countries (Algeria, Ecuador, Iran, Mali, Ethiopia, Guinea, Madgascar, Tanzania, Sudan, Zambia, and Venezuela) sponsored by UNESCO, United Nations Development Program (UNDP), and various…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Experimental Programs, International Programs, Literacy
Aspen Inst. for Humanistic Studies, Palo Alto, CA. Program on Communications and Society. – 1974
A volume consisting of a series of papers and documents from several conferences examines the regulation, uses, and problems of direct satellite broadcasting in an international context. It examines the history of the broadcast satellite, describes the current status, and explores the future possibilities of this global communications technology.…
Descriptors: Communications, Communications Satellites, Conference Reports, Conflict Resolution
