Education : South Asia
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South Asia, a source of great literary and literacy traditions and a generator of great philosophies, also contains a large percentage of illiterate people, the majority of them women. South Asia includes India, Pakistan, Bhutan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Burma and Afghanistan. The progress of these countries is dependent on female literacy because health, hygiene, and nutrition problems can be partly overcome through educating women. “Illiteracy is closely related to underdevelopment and poverty, and the elimination of illiteracy represents an essential condition for the development and well-being of peoples and nations" (UNESCO PROAP, 1989: II ). In South Asia, women constitute nearly two- thirds of illiterate adults. There is an inherent contradiction in the region between modern amenities, modern educational systems, and advanced communication systems, on the one hand, and the high level of illiteracy and significant backwardness, on the other.
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| ID Code: | 60034 |
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| Item Type: | Chapter in Book, Report or Conference volume (Entry for encyclopedia/dictionary) |
| Series Name: | Routledge International Encyclopedia of Women : Global Women’s Issues and Knowledge. |
| Additional Information: | Four volumes: v. 1. Ability to Education: globalization -- v. 2. Education: Health to Hypertension -- v. 3. Identity politics to publishing -- v. 4. Quakers to Zionism. Index. |
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| Keywords: | Literacy, South Asia, Women |
| DOI: | 10.4324/9780203800942 |
| ISBN: | 9780415920889 |
| Pure ID: | 57139227 |
| Divisions: | Past > QUT Faculties & Divisions > Faculty of Education |
| Copyright Owner: | Copyright 2000 Routledge |
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| Deposited On: | 22 May 2014 22:11 |
| Last Modified: | 03 Mar 2024 21:00 |
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