Global Literacy Challenges

Contents: Preface. 1. Global literacy challenges. 2. Education development goals. 3. Learning needs of 21 century. 4. Challenges of early childhood education. 5. Planning for education for all. 6. Improving education quality. 7. Quality of schooling. 8. Distributed education challenges. 9. Education and economic growth. Bibliography. Index.

"Now, education has firmly entrenched itself in a global cultural ethos as an imperative necessity, it is important to consider the patterns of education systems change in response to each society\'s economic, political and social needs and ambitions.

This book in the series of books concentrating upon education concentrates its focus upon education and illiteracy in the world today. The articles incorporates within the book explore the issues which need to be look into vis-a-vis the global patterns of literacy, what it indicates and what actions need to be taken. The articles incisively explore the various facets of education propagation, particularly in the developing countries, evaluating literacy programmes, assessing their results and suggesting improvements." (jacket)