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van Ravens, Jan; Aggio, Carlos
Costing literacy : A simulation tool - Download the paper: Van_Ravens_Aggio_CostingGoal4Simulations.xls

Mouzinho, Mario; Nandja, Debora
A Alfabetização em Moçambique: Desafios da Educação Para Todos - Download the paper: Mouzinho_Alfabetizacao.doc

Mancebo, Maria Ester (through IBE)
A Comparative Study on National Conceptions of Literacy, Numeracy, and Life Skills - Download the paper: Mancebo_M_E.doc

Aitchison, John; Rule, Peter
A Quick Survey of SADC Literacy Statistics and Projections - Download the paper: Aitchison_J.doc

Aitchison, John; Rule, Peter
A Quick Survey of SADC Literacy Statistics and Projections, Table - Download the paper: Aitchison_J.xls

Medel-Añonuevo, Carolyn (through UIE)
Addressing Gender Relations in HIV Prevention through Literacy - Download the paper: Medel_Anonuevo_C.doc

Bitoun, Corrine; Derousseau, Kendra; Du Pouget, Françoise; Hagel, Aurore; Sergeant, Lynne; and Valderrama, Asunción (through IIEP)
An Analysis of Selected Recent and Current National Education Policies and Plans - Download the paper: Bitoun_C.doc

Suso, Emmanuelle (through IIEP)
An Analysis of the Place of Literacy in Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers - Download the paper: Suso_E.doc

Maurer, Markus (through IBE)
An Exploratory Study of Conceptualisations of Literacy, Numeracy and Life Skills Based on the 2004 Series of National Reports - Download the paper: Maurer_M.doc

Maurer, Markus (through IBE)
An Exploratory Study of Conceptualisations of Literacy, Numeracy and Life Skills Based on the 2004 Series of National Reports, Coding Scheme - Download the paper: Maurer_ M_1.doc

Maurer, Markus (through IBE)
An Exploratory Study of Conceptualisations of Literacy, Numeracy and Life Skills Based on the 2004 Series of National Reports. Appendices III, IV and V. Overview by region. - Download the paper: Maurer_Appendix_ V_Region.xls

Maurer, Markus (through IBE)
An Exploratory Study of Conceptualisations of Literacy, Numeracy and Life Skills Based on the 2004 Series of National Reports. Appendix II. Data characteristics - Download the paper: Maurer_Appendix_II.xls

Maurer, Markus (through IBE)
An Exploratory Study of Conceptualisations of Literacy, Numeracy and Life Skills Based on the 2004 Series of National Reports. Appendix VI. Overview by Country - Download the paper: Maurer_Appendix_VI_Country.xls

Torres, Rosa Maria
Analfabetismo y alfabetización en el Ecuador. Opciones para la política y la práctica - Download the paper: Torres_Analfabetismo.doc

Carr-Hill, Roy
Analyses of Literacy Data - Download the paper: Carr_Hill_ R.doc

Carr-Hill, Roy
Analyses of Literacy Data Phase II, Tables(10 - 20) - Download the paper: Carr_Hill_R_Analyses10_20.xls

Carr-Hill, Roy
Analyses of Literacy Data Phase II, Tables(2 - 9) - Download the paper: Carr_Hill_R_Analyses2_9.xls

Bhola, H.S. (through UIE)
Approaches to Monitoring and Evaluation in Literacy Programmes - Download the paper: Bhola_H.doc

Bhola, H.S. (through UIE)
Approaches to Monitoring and Evaluation in Literacy Programmes, Notes refs bibliography - Download the paper: Bhola_Approaches_to_monitoring.doc

Koke, Tatjana
Baltic Region Overview of Progress Towards EFA Since Dakar - Download the paper: Koke_T.doc

Ross, Heidi
China Country Study - Download the paper: Ross_China.doc

Ross, Heidi
China Country Study, Tables - Download the paper: Ross_H_Tables.doc

Ross, Heidi
China Country Study, Figures - Download the paper: Ross_H_Figures.doc

Prinsloo, Mastin
Connections Between Child and Adult Literacy, Regarding Learning, Skill Levels and Practices - Download the paper: Prinsloo_M.doc

Somers, Marie-Andrée
Disentangling Schooling Attainment from Literacy Skills and Competencies, Tables - Download the paper: Somers_Disentangling_schooling.xls

Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Dutch Commitment to Basic Education: Living Up to Promises - Download the paper: Netherlands_Ministry.doc

Bernard, Anne
East Asia Regional Analysis - Download the paper: Bernard_A.doc

Jukes, Matthew; Desai, Kamal
Education and HIV/AIDS, References - Download the paper: Jukes_M.doc

Jukes, Matthew; Desai, Kamal
Education and HIV/AIDS, Section -1- - Download the paper: Jukes_ M_3.doc

Jukes, Matthew; Desai, Kamal
Education and HIV/AIDS, Section -2- - Download the paper: Jukes_M_2.doc

Jukes, Matthew; Desai, Kamal
Education and HIV/AIDS, Supporting material - Download the paper: Jukes_M_1.doc

Govinda, R.; Biswal, K.
EFA in South and West Asia. An Overview of Progress since Dakar - Download the paper: Govinda_R.doc

McGill Franzen, Anne; Bowser, Jennifer
Effective Literacy Teaching: Concept Paper - Download the paper: McGill_Franzen.doc

Iskandar, Laila
Egypt: Where and Who are the World’s Illiterates? - Download the paper: Iskandar, N. R. Egypt. Where and who are the world's illiter.doc

Mammo, Kebbede Shenkut
Ethiopia: Where and Who are the World's Illiterates? - Download the paper: Mammo_K_1.doc

Mammo, Kebbede Shenkut
Ethiopia: Where and Who are the World's Illiterates? Abbreviations and acronyms - Download the paper: Mammo_K.doc

Bougroum, Mohammed; Oujour, Hssain; Kissami, Mohamed Abdellatif
Étude de pays : Des options réelles pour les politiques et les pratiques – le Maroc - Download the paper: Bougroum_M.doc

Bougroum, Mohammed; Oujour, Hssain; Kissami, Mohamed Abdellatif
Étude de pays : Des options réelles pour les politiques et les pratiques – le Maroc, Tables - Download the paper: Bougroum_M.xls

Reynolds, Norman; Lawrence, Mirna; Thornton, Lucy; Smith, Penny
Family Maths - Download the paper: Reynolds_N.doc

MINEDUC/NON-FORMAL Education Unit, Rwanda
Functional Literacy for Youth and Adults in Rwanda: National Policy and Strategy - Download the paper: MINEDUC_NON_FORMAL_Rwanda_Functional.doc

Global Campaign for Education; ActionAid
Global Benchmarks for Adult Literacy - Download the paper: Global_Campaign1.doc

Global Campaign for Education; ActionAid
Global Benchmarks for Adult Literacy, Tables - Download the paper: Global_Campaign.doc

Hammoud, Hassan
Illiteracy in the Arab World - Download the paper: Hammoud, H.doc

Hammoud, Hassan
Illiteracy in the Arab World, Tables - Download the paper: Hammoud_H.xls

Arrien, Juan B.
La Alfabetización en Nicaragua - Download the paper: Arrien_Juan.doc

Robinson, Clinton
Languages and Literacies - Download the paper: Robinson_C.doc

Balescut, Jill; Eklindh, Kenneth
Literacy and Persons with Developmental Disabilities: Why and How? - Download the paper: Balescut_J.doc

Erickson, Karen
Literacy and Persons with Developmental Disabilities: Why and How? - Download the paper: Erickson_K.doc

Zhang,Tiedao
Literacy Education in China - Download the paper: Zhang_T.doc

Hanemann, Ulrike and Mauch, Werner (through UIE)
Literacy for Special Target Groups - Download the paper:

Hanemann, Ulrike (through UIE)
Literacy for Special Target Groups Indigenous Peoples - Download the paper: Hanemann_Literacy_Indigenous.doc

Rinta, Laura-Maria (through UIE)
Literacy for Special Target Groups Migrants - Download the paper: Rinta_L_M.doc

de Maeyer, Marc (through UIE)
Literacy for Special Target Groups Prisoners - Download the paper: De Maeyer_M.doc

Limage, Leslie
Literacy Glossary for the EFA Global Monitoring Report - Download the paper: Limage_ Literacy.doc

Hanemann, Ulrike (through UIE)
Literacy in Botswana - Download the paper: Hanemann_U_Botswana.doc

Hanemann, Ulrike (through UIE)
Literacy in Conflict Situations - Download the paper: Hanemann_Literacy_conflict.doc

Fernandez, Benjamin
Literacy in Francophone countries: situations and concepts - Download the paper: Fernandez_Literacy.doc

Mouzinho, Mario; Nandja, Debora
Literacy in Mozambique: Education for All Challenges - Download the paper: Mouzinho_M.doc

Arrien, Juan B.
Literacy in Nicaragua - Download the paper: Arrien_Juan_B.doc

Lutz, Wolfgang; Goujon, Anne
Literacy Projections - Download the paper: Lutz_W.doc

Pennells, Jason
Literacy, distance learning and ICT - Download the paper: Pennels_J.doc

Fernandez, Benjamin
L’alphabétisation dans les pays francophones: situations et concepts - Download the paper: Fernandez_B.doc

Napon, Abou; Sanou/Zerbo, Salimata
L’alphabetisation: Les Options Reelles sur Les Politiques et Les Pratiques du Burkina - Download the paper: Napon_A_1.rtf

Napon, Abou; Sanou/Zerbo, Salimata
L’alphabetisation: Les Options Reelles sur Les Politiques et Les Pratiques du Burkina (Résumé) - Download the paper: Napon_A.rtf

Schaffner, Julie
Measuring Literacy in Developing Country Household Surveys: Issues and Evidence - Download the paper: Schaffner_J.pdf

Bougroum, Mohammed; Oujour, Hssain; Kissami, Mohamed Abdellatif
Morocco country policy study - Download the paper: Bougroum_Oujour_ Kissami__Morocco.doc

Ouane, Adama; Glanz, Christine (through UIE)
Mother Tongue Literacy in sub-Saharan Africa - Download the paper: Ouane_A.doc

Hanemann, Ulrike (through UIE)
Nicaragua’s Literacy Campaign - Download the paper: Hanemann_U.doc

Brosh-Vaitz, Shoshan
On the state of literacy in Israel - Download the paper: BroshVaitz_literacy_Israel.doc

Lameta, Elaine
Pacific Regional Overview of Progress Towards EFA Since Dakar - Download the paper: Lameta_E.doc

Choudhry, Munir Ahmed
Pakistan: Where and Who are the World’s Illiterates? - Download the paper: Choudhry_M.doc

Limage, Leslie
Political Economy of Textbooks and Literacy - Download the paper: Limage_Political_economy.doc

Fall, Makhoumy
Qui et où sont les analphabetes? Afrique sub-saharienne francophone - Download the paper: Fall_M.doc

Bunyi, Grace
Real Options for Literacy Policy and Practice in Kenya - Download the paper: Bunyi_G.doc

Maddox, Bryan
Real Options for Policy and Practice in Bangladesh - Download the paper: Maddox_B.doc

Torres, Rosa Maria
Real Options for Policy and Practice in Ecuador - Download the paper: Torres_Real_options.doc

Koirala, Bidya Nath; Aryal, Bhanu Raj
Real Options for Policy and Practice in Nepal - Download the paper: Koirala_B_1.doc

Koirala, Bidya Nath; Aryal, Bhanu Raj
Real Options for Policy and Practice in Nepal, Endnotes - Download the paper: Koirala_B.doc

Koirala, Bidya Nath; Aryal, Bhanu Raj
Real Options for Policy and Practice in Nepal, Tables Monitoring II - Download the paper: Koirala_B_2.doc

Koirala, Bidya Nath; Aryal, Bhanu Raj
Real Options for Policy and Practice in Nepal, Tables Monitoring III - Download the paper: Koirala_B_3.doc

Koirala, Bidya Nath; Aryal, Bhanu Raj
Real Options for Policy and Practice in Nepal, Tables Monitoring IV - Download the paper: Koirala_B_4.doc

Umayahara, Mami
Regional Overview of Progress toward EFA Since Dakar: Latin America - Download the paper: Umayahara_M.doc

Agranovitch, Mark
Regional Overviews of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and the Russian Federation - Download the paper: Agranovitch_Regional_Overviews.doc

Agranovitch, Mark
Regional Overviews of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and the Russian Federation, Appendix - Download the paper: Agranovitch_M.xls

Tasbulatova, Shaizada
Report on Regional Overviews of Progress Towards EFA Since Dakar in Central Asia and Kazakhstan - Download the paper: Tasbulatova_S.doc

ASPBAE
Resourcing for Quality: Adult Literacy Learning - Download the paper: ASPBAE.doc

Abdullaeva, Marifat
Review of Central Asian Countries - Download the paper: Abdullaeva_M.doc

MINEDUC/NON-FORMAL Education Unit, Rwanda (Okech, Anthony; Torres, Rosa María)
Rwanda- Study of literacy needs and programmes for youth and adults - Download the paper: MINEDUC_NON_FORMAL.doc

Obanya, Pai
Sub-Saharan Africa Regional EFA Progress Overview: English-speaking Countries - Download the paper: Obanya_P.doc

Guy, Talmadge C.
The Adult Literacy Education System in the United States - Download the paper: Guy_T.doc

Guy, Talmadge C.
The Adult Literacy Education System in the United States, Tables - Download the paper: Guy_T.xls

Robinson-Pant, Anna (through UEA)
The Benefits of Literacy (Human, Cultural, Social, Political, Economic) - Download the paper: Robinson_Pant_A.doc

van Ravens, Jan; Aggio, Carlos
The Costs of Dakar Goal 4 for Developing and 'LIFE' Countries - Download the paper: Van_Ravens.doc

Farah, Iffat
The Cultural Benefits of Literacy - Download the paper: Farah_I.doc

Cameron, J.; Cameron, S. (through UEA)
The Economic Benefits of Increased Literacy - Download the paper: Cameron_J.doc

Chhetri, Nalini; Baker, David
The Environment for Literacy among Nations: Concepts, Past Research, and Preliminary Analysis - Download the paper: Chhetri_N.doc

Limage, Leslie
The Growth of Literacy in Historic Perspective: Clarifying the Role of Formal Schooling and Adult Learning Opportunities - Download the paper: Limage_The_growth.doc

Limage, Leslie
The Growth of Literacy in Historic Perspective: Clarifying the Role of Formal Schooling and Adult Learning Opportunities, Table - Download the paper: Limage_The_growth_table.doc

Patel, Ila (through UEA)
The Human Benefits of Literacy - Download the paper: Patel_I.doc

Shiohata, Mariko
The Literacy Environment and the Acquisition and Application of Literacy: A Case Study from Senegal - Download the paper: Shiohata_M.doc

Stromquist, Nelly P. (through UEA)
The Political Benefits of Adult Literacy - Download the paper: Stromquist_N.doc

Krolak, Lisa (through UIE)
The Role of Libraries in the Creation of Literate Environments - Download the paper: Krolak_L.doc

Robinson-Pant, Anna (through UEA)
The Social Benefits of Literacy - Download the paper: Robinson_Pant.doc

Rogers, Alan
Training Adult Literacy Educators in Developing Countries - Download the paper: Rogers_A.doc

Fransman, Jude
Understanding literacy: A concept paper - Download the paper: Fransman_J.doc

Smyth, John
Unesco’s International Literacy Statistics 1950-2000 - Download the paper: Smyth_J.doc

Fall, Makhoumy
Who and where are the the illiterate. French-speaking SSA - Download the paper: Fall_Who_and_where.doc

 

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