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Break the Cycle of Poverty: Education Now

Resource Type

Book

Description

"Considers how to solve the problem of mass illiteracy, caused by exclusion from opportunities for educ., which is among the greatest scourges afflicting humanity at the end of the 20th cent. Illiteracy has left hundreds of millions of adults disadvantaged, vulnerable, & impoverished. The vast majority of its victims are young girls & women. Every child out of school represents a loss for prosperity, democracy, & human develop. Chapters: basic educ.: a catalyst for human develop.; the state of educ.; promises & progress; barriers to basic educ.; inequalities in educ.; partnerships for change: states & non-govt. org. in educ. reform; & agenda for action." --Publisher (barnesandnoble.com)

Ages

All Ages

Age Groups

Adulthood (22+)

Languages

English

ISBN

0756701961

Author

Kevin Watkins

Publication

2000 DIANE Publishing Company

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