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Improving
livelihoods for the poor: the role of literacy
(DFID/ 2002). A DFID briefing paper which highlights
the way that literacy is used across different sectors.
It highlights principles of good practice and examines
potential entry points. PDF |
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Skills
and Literacy Training for Better Livelihoods: A
Review of Approaches and Experiences
(J Oxenham et al. / World Bank/ 2002)
This study examines two types of education and training
programmes for poor adults: those focussed on livelihoods
training; others focussed on literacy . It concludes
that combinations of livelihood skills training
and adult literacy education incorporated from the
very start of a programme help improve poor people’s
livelihoods. PDF |
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Literacy
Programmes and Sustainable Livelihoods
(J Scott-Goldman/ 2001)
This paper explores the shortcomings of conventional
adult education programmes and looks at how the
sustainable livelihoods approach can be used to
guide the delivery of non-formal education. HTML |
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Improving
the quality of adult literacy programmes in developing
countries: the real literacies approach
(Alan Rogers/ 1999)
The paper explores the approach of bringing in literacy
in pre-existing social or livelihood groups whose
members have varying levels of literacy and in which
the non-literate choose their own tasks, and apply
their newly acquired skills in real life situations.
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ID21 summary: HTML |
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Basic
Education for Sustainable Livelihoods: The Right
Questions? (John
Lawrence/ Sean Tate/ 1997)
By exploring the links between thinking on sustainable
livelihoods and on education, this paper examines
issues around making basic education more livelihood
friendly. It was prepared for the UNDP International
Working Group on Sustainable Livelihoods. HTML |
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Adult
Education and Jobs, or Sustainable Livelihoods?
UNDP ( John Lawrence / 1997)
This paper explores the concept of education for
jobs or sustainable livelihoods . It discusses how
educating for jobs is increasingly challenged by
the need to build human capacity not only for employability,
but for broader lifelong learning as well as for
adaptive and `coping' livelihood strategies in a
fast-moving and complicated world. PDF |
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Worshops,
Conferences, Reports and Papers |
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EduAction
Thematic Workshop on Education and Livelihoods
Aide at Action-South Asia and EduAction Institute
Location: Hyderabad, India
Dates: 2-10 December 2006 - details
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Learning
and Livelihood: The 8th UKFIET International Conference
on Education and Development,
Oxford, UK 13-15 September 2005. Papers and report
forthcoming on DOC
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Literacy
and Livelihoods: Learning for Life in a Changing
World,
(Commonwealth of Learning), Vancouver, Canada,
November 15-17, 2004 Conference Report (includes
papers): HTML
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Literacy
and Livelihoods,
Kathmandu , Nepal 4-6 December 2000 (DFID)
Conference Report: PDF
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