What Can the Cuban School of Adult Literacy Offer in Aboriginal Australia? A Pilot Study in a Remote Aboriginal Community

Robert G Boughton

What Can the Cuban School of Adult Literacy Offer in Aboriginal Australia? A Pilot Study in a Remote Aboriginal Community

Robert G Boughton

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Abstract

Mass literacy campaigns, once a common feature of anti-colonial independence movements, are again occurring in many countries of the Global South. In Australia, a group of Aboriginal leaders are investigating the feasibility of mounting such a campaign in their communities, where very low rates of English-language literacy have become a major obstacle to self-determination. This paper reports on an initial pilot study in a remote Aboriginal community, using the Cuban 'Yes I Can' mass adult literacy campaign model.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2013 Meeting of CASAE: Proceedings of the 32nd National Conference of the Canadian Association for the Study of Adult Education (CASAE)/L'Association Canadienne pour l'Étude de I'Éducation des Adultes (ACÉÉA)
Editors	Colleen Kawalilak, Janet Groen
Place of Publication	Victoria, Canada
Publisher	Canadian Association for the Study of Adult Education (CASAE)
Pages	54-60
ISBN (Print)	9780889533646
Publication status	Published - 2013
Event	CASAE 2013: 32nd National Conference of the Canadian Association for the Study of Adult Education - Victoria, Canada Duration: 3 Jun 2013 → 5 Jun 2013

Conference

Conference	CASAE 2013: 32nd National Conference of the Canadian Association for the Study of Adult Education
City	Victoria, Canada
Period	3/06/13 → 5/06/13

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SDG 4 Quality Education

Keywords

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education
Continuing and Community Education

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Boughton, R. G. (2013). What Can the Cuban School of Adult Literacy Offer in Aboriginal Australia? A Pilot Study in a Remote Aboriginal Community. In C. Kawalilak, & J. Groen (Eds.), 2013 Meeting of CASAE: Proceedings of the 32nd National Conference of the Canadian Association for the Study of Adult Education (CASAE)/L'Association Canadienne pour l'Étude de I'Éducation des Adultes (ACÉÉA) (pp. 54-60). Canadian Association for the Study of Adult Education (CASAE). https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/13586

Boughton, Robert G. / What Can the Cuban School of Adult Literacy Offer in Aboriginal Australia? A Pilot Study in a Remote Aboriginal Community. 2013 Meeting of CASAE: Proceedings of the 32nd National Conference of the Canadian Association for the Study of Adult Education (CASAE)/L'Association Canadienne pour l'Étude de I'Éducation des Adultes (ACÉÉA). editor / Colleen Kawalilak ; Janet Groen. Victoria, Canada : Canadian Association for the Study of Adult Education (CASAE), 2013. pp. 54-60

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Boughton, RG 2013, What Can the Cuban School of Adult Literacy Offer in Aboriginal Australia? A Pilot Study in a Remote Aboriginal Community. in C Kawalilak & J Groen (eds), 2013 Meeting of CASAE: Proceedings of the 32nd National Conference of the Canadian Association for the Study of Adult Education (CASAE)/L'Association Canadienne pour l'Étude de I'Éducation des Adultes (ACÉÉA). Canadian Association for the Study of Adult Education (CASAE), Victoria, Canada, pp. 54-60, CASAE 2013: 32nd National Conference of the Canadian Association for the Study of Adult Education, Victoria, Canada, 3/06/13. <https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/13586>

What Can the Cuban School of Adult Literacy Offer in Aboriginal Australia? A Pilot Study in a Remote Aboriginal Community. / Boughton, Robert G.
2013 Meeting of CASAE: Proceedings of the 32nd National Conference of the Canadian Association for the Study of Adult Education (CASAE)/L'Association Canadienne pour l'Étude de I'Éducation des Adultes (ACÉÉA). ed. / Colleen Kawalilak; Janet Groen. Victoria, Canada: Canadian Association for the Study of Adult Education (CASAE), 2013. p. 54-60.

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