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This book sets out the problem of literacy in Africa. It underlines its inherent properties, examines the various orientations put forward by the many Conferences on adult education that have taken place since 1949, reviews the implementation of the recommendations that came out, and underlines the political dimensions of the challenges to be met. It finally questions the possible solutions as well as the role of structures, both institutional and those resulting from civil society. It emphasizes the importance of the role of local languages in the development of adult education and insists upon the necessity of adapting them to the world of modern knowledge.
An intense examination of the effects of technology on literacy and language. The authors argue that there is a phenomenon transforming modern culture--language is becoming part of a technology of "information systems" with an emphasis on control, rather than human exchange. As a result, all language is becoming debased.
Cet ouvrage est une réédition numérique d’un livre paru au XXe siècle, désormais indisponible dans son format d’origine.
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Cet ouvrage est une réédition numérique d’un livre paru au XXe siècle, désormais indisponible dans son format d’origine.
Examen du développement de l'alphabétisation au Québec à partir du 16e siècle. Pour ce faire, l'auteur a dépouillé les registres paroissiaux de la vallée du Saint-Laurent. Il a voulu, avant tout, prendre la mesure statistique du phénomène et remettre en question les idées reçues sur le sujet. [SDM].
Relationships abound in the library and information science (LIS) world. Those relationships may be social in nature, as, for instance, when we deal with human relationships among library personnel or relationships (i. e. , "public relations") between an information center and its clientele. The relationships may be educational, as, for example, when we examine the relationship between the curriculum of an accredited school and the needs of the work force it is preparing students to join. Or the relationships may be economic, as when we investigate the relationship between the cost of journals and the frequency with which they are cited. Many of the relationships of concern to us reflect phe...