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Record Nr.

UNINA9910957582203321

Autore

Agnaou Fatima

Titolo

Gender, literacy, and empowerment in Morocco / / Fatima Agnaou

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Routledge, 2004

ISBN

1-135-93724-9

1-135-93725-7

0-203-60464-4

1-280-04851-4

0-203-48917-9

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (208 p.)

Collana

Middle East studies

Disciplina

370/.82/0964

Soggetti

Women - Education - Morocco

Literacy - Morocco

Women - Morocco - Social conditions

Women - Morocco - Economic conditions

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 183-195) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction : investigating women's literacy in Morocco -- Literacy, gender, and empowerment : the state of the art -- Conceptions of literacy and related issues -- The planning and organization of Moroccan adult literacy : campaigns and programs -- Research design, data, and sample -- Women's literacy obstacles -- Identifying women's literacy needs and learning needs -- Responding to women's literacy needs -- Responding to women's strategic needs -- Toward new perspectives of women's literacy.

Sommario/riassunto

This book's concept concerns the positive correlation between literacy and women's development and empowerment in developing countries.