International Policies for Third World Education Unesco, Literacy and Development

Informationen zum Autor Phillip W. Jones Klappentext Originally published in 1988. This book outlines how Unesco's literacy program has evolved, and by discussing how idealistic aims and intentions have been given shape and direction by more immediate political and bureaucratic concerns provides a critique, in miniature, of the post-war history of the United Nations and related organisations. Zusammenfassung Originally published in 1988. This book outlines how Unesco's literacy program has evolved, and by discussing how idealistic aims and intentions have been given shape and direction by more immediate political and bureaucratic concerns provides a critique, in miniature, of the post-war history of the United Nations and related organisations. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface 1. Global Literacy: The Emergence of a Policy Framework 2. Fundamental Education, 1946-1958 3. Multilateral Adaptation, 1958-1966 4. The Experimental World Literacy Programme, 1966-1974 5. Literacy in the Crisis Years, 1974-1987 6. Epilogue: Appraisals

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• Authors: Phillip W. Jones, Phillip W. (University of Sydney Jones, Jones Phillip W., Phillip W Jones
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Content: Book
• Product form: Hardback
• Publication date: 31.05.2018
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Education > General, dictionaries
• EAN: 9781138544079
• ISBN: 978-1-138-54407-9
• Pages: 284
• Series: Routledge Library Editions: Comparative Education; Routledge Library Editions: Comparative Education
• Subjects: EDUCATION / General, Developing Countries, Philosophy & theory of education, Educational strategies & policy, Philosophy and theory of education, Primary & middle schools, Educational strategies and policy, Global South / Developing countries, comparative education policy, political influences on education, postwar educational reform, mass literacy programmes, international organisations education, global literacy policy analysis, educational development theory