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1 online resource (356 pages) : illustrations |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Cover; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgements; The Total Literacy Campaign: An overview; Ernakulam revisited: A study of literacy in the first totally literate district in India; Beyond literacy: The adult literacy movement in Nellore and its impact; Total Literacy Campaign: Pudukkottai, Tamil Nadu; Revisiting Ajmer Total Literacy Campaign; Total literacy in Ganjam district, Orissa; Total Literacy Campaign and its links with basic education: Dumka, Jharkhand; Evaluating literacy campaigns: Issues and prospects; Afterword; Glossary; About the editor and contributors; Index. |
| Summary |
This important volume takes stock of the Total Literacy Campaign (TLC), assessing both its successes and failures in order to draw lessons for the future. Based on detailed first-hand evaluations of the TLC in six districts located in Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Orissa, Jharkhand and Rajasthan, it adopts a fresh approach using in-depth interviews and Focus Group Discussions. The researchers discuss not only outcomes but also the processes and dynamics, both organizational and interpersonal, that either facilitated or hampered the teaching-learning situation. They take account of the di. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Literacy programs -- India -- Case studies.
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Literacy programs. |
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India. |
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Case studies.
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Literacy -- India.
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Literacy. |
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Electronic books.
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Electronic books -- Case studies.
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Electronic books -- Case studies.
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Biographies.
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Biographies.
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Case studies.
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| Added Author |
Karlekar, Malavika.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Paradigms of learning. New Delhi ; Thousand Oaks : Sage Publications, 2004 9780761998068 (DLC) 2003024762 (OCoLC)53441310 |
| ISBN |
9788132103899 (electronic book) |
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8132103890 (electronic book) |
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0761998063 (US-hardback) |
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0761998071 (US-Pb) |
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