Literacy, information, and development in Morocco during the 1990s / Samia Touati.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Touati, Samia.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Literacy--Morocco.

Literacy.

Literacy--Political aspects.

Morocco.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (233 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : University Press of America, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book offers readers a two-level investigation of the culture of literacy in Morocco. A handful of researchers approach literacy either through theory or through practice in general; however, this is the first study in the African context that tries to investigate the issue of literacy from both perspectives.

Contents:

Literacy, Information, and Development in Morocco during the 1990s; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Acknowledgments; Abstract (English); Abstract (Arabic); General Introduction; 0.0. The Statement of the Problem; 0.1. Object of the Study; 0.2. Research Questions; 0.3. Rationale and Methodology; 0.4. Organisation of the Thesis; 1 Survey of the Literature and Related Background; 1.0. Introduction; 1.1. Part One: Survey of the Literature; 1.2. Part Two: The Linguistic and Social Profile of Morocco; 1.3. Conclusion; 2 Research Design and Methodology; 2.0. Introduction

2.1. Research Design and Procedures2.2. Methods Used in Evaluation; 2.3. Field Research Accounts; 3 Literacy and Development: State Policy and Official Position during the 1990s; 3.0. Introduction; 3.1. Shift of Official Attitudes towards Literacy since 1990; 3.2. Educational Policy and Agendas during the 1990s; 3.3. Literacy and Education in the National Press; 3.4. Situation Analysis: Motives and Assumptions towards Literacy; 3.5. Conclusion; 4 Literacy and Access to Information: Description, Discussion, and Interpretation of the Results; 4.0. Introduction

4.1. The Personal Characteristics of the Subjects4.2. Agents and Effects of Literacy Acquisition; 4.3. Types of Literacy Acquired; 4.4. Degrees of Literacy Achievement; 4.5. Subjects and Access to the Information Sought; 4.6. Subjects and the Use of Media; 4.7. The Personal, Social, and Economic Consequences of Literacy; 4.8. Conclusion; General Conclusion: Results of the Study; 5.0. Research Questions, Hypotheses and Instruments; 5.1. Results and Implications; 5.2. Recommendations; Appendices; 6.0. Appendix 1; 6.1. Appendix 2; 6.2. Appendix 3; 6.3. Appendix 4; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-207) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-7618-9067-X

0-7618-5351-0

OCLC:

861528487