Benefiting from Basic Education, School Quality and Functional Literacy in Kenya |
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| Author:
| Eisemon, T. O. |
| Series title: | Comparative and International Education Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4832-9443-8 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2014 |
| Publisher: | Elsevier Science & Technology Books
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| Imprint: | Pergamon |
| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $72.95USD $87.54 |
Book Description:
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Studies of the retention of literacy and numeracy by adults who have only obtained primary schooling have given little encouragement to the belief that the cognitive effects of schooling are enduring for many school leavers. How these findings can be reconciled with the claims made for the importance of schooling as an instrument of social and economic change is the subject ofinvestigation in this volume. The cognitive outcomes of literacy acqusition and secular schools in coastal...
More DescriptionStudies of the retention of literacy and numeracy by adults who have only obtained primary schooling have given little encouragement to the belief that the cognitive effects of schooling are enduring for many school leavers. How these findings can be reconciled with the claims made for the importance of schooling as an instrument of social and economic change is the subject ofinvestigation in this volume. The cognitive outcomes of literacy acqusition and secular schools in coastal Kenya are the focus of this ethnographic study, which stresses the relevance of an international understanding of the particular problems and dilemmas that face the educational systems of individual countries.