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Griffiths, Tom G.; Arnove, Robert F. – Globalisation, Societies and Education, 2015
World culture theory (WCT) offers an explanatory framework for macro-level comparative analyses of systems of mass education, including their structures, accompanying policies and their curricular and pedagogical practices. WCT has contributed to broader efforts to overcome methodological nationalism in comparative research. In this paper, we…
Descriptors: Social Systems, Social Theories, Guidelines, Comparative Analysis
Arnove, Robert F. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1981
Nicaragua's National Literacy Crusade of 1980 has brought impressive results. Through a mass mobilization effort, people of all ages served in 60,000 Sandinista Literacy Units; those who read taught those who could not. This article describes the program's implementation and outcomes. (Author/WD)
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Community Action, Community Cooperation, Developing Nations