Learning Strategies for Post-Literacy and Continuing Education in China, India, Indonesia, Nepal, Thailand and Vietnam. Outcomes of an International Research Project. UIE Studies on Post-Literacy and Continuing Education 4.

Overview & Synopsis

Many countries have recently launched massive programs to promote nation-wide adult literacy, but while these efforts have been commendable, it has been observed that neo-literates who acquire literacy through such programs have great difficulty in retaining it; hence an urgent need to develop suitable programs of post-literacy and continuing education has been felt. In 1980, Unesco's Institute for Education initiated a major research project designed to respond to this need. The research was carried out within the broad framework of lifelong education, and resulted in the series of case studies of which this volume is a part. The volume presents six national case studies from the Asian Region. They are: "Literacy and Continuing Education in China" (Li Jiyuan); "Learning Strategies for Post-Literacy and Continuing Education at the Basic Level in India" (D. V. Sharma); "The Development of Learning Strategies for Post-Literacy and Continuing Education of the Neo-Literates in the Perspective of Lifelong Education in Indonesia" (A. Iskandar et al.); "Learning Strategies for Post-Literacy and Continuing Education of the Neo-Literates in Nepal" (L. N. Belbase); "The Development of Learning Strategies for Post-Literacy and Continuing Education of Neo-Literates in the Perspective of Lifelong Education in Thailand" (N. Suntornpithug); and "Learning Strategies for Literacy Follow-up and Complementary Education in the Context of Lifelong Education in Vietnam" (Le Son). Each case study provides general background and context information, discusses general issues and policies, and describes specific techniques and/or programs for literacy, post-literacy, and continuing education. (YLB)