The Total Literacy Project of Ernakulam: An Epoch-Making Experiment in India.

Joseph, P. J.

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Publication Date: 1996

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The Total Literacy Project of Ernakulam: An Epoch-Making Experiment in India.

Joseph, P. J.

Convergence, v29 n1 p10-20 1996

The Total Literacy Project of Ernakulam District, India, sought to improve the skills of nearly 190,000 low-literate people through a mass campaign with 20,000 trained volunteers and thousands of local literacy centers. Its success was due to cooperation of government, nongovernment, and local agencies. (SK)

Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Literacy Education, Mass Instruction, Program Development, Quality of Life

Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: India

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