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PubMed1988

Decree No. 2007 establishing departments in the General Directorate of Adult Education, 29 September 1988.

This Decree sets forth the departments of the General Directorate of Adult Education of Colombia and their functions. Among the departments is the Department of Community Cultural Development and Literacy. Its duties include proposing strategies for the execution of plans and programs of community cultural development and literacy and participating in the orientation of the design and application of curricula relevant for informal programs of literacy and basic social training.

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PubMed1988

Decree No. 013/PRG concerning creation of a National Guinean Commission of Literacy and Adult Education, 21 January 1987.

This Decree creates a National Guinean Commission of Literacy and Adult Education under the Minister of National Education. The following are among the goals of the Commission: 1) to regroup the organizations, both public and private, that are engaged in adult education and literacy, with the goal of making their activities more useful; 2) to formulate adult education programs and strategies to combat illiteracy, keeping in mind the policy of human advancement; 3) to harmonize and coordinate all literacy programs and adult education activities; 4) to further the development and implementation of programs relating to literacy, adult education, and continuing and professional education; 5) to undertake studies and research relating to literacy, national languages, and adult education; and 6) to collect and disseminate information, documents, and studies in the area of literacy and adult education in Guinea and elsewhere. Further provisions of the Decree deal with the composition, organization, and resources of the Commission, among other things.

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PubMed1988

Accord No. 7906-EP-87, 11 November 1987.

This Accord constitutes a Commission to Coordinate and Promote the National Plan for the Development of Adult Education. The Commission is composed of representatives of various private and public agencies and has as its basic objective the coordination of all forces, plans, and programs of the Government in the area of adult education. One of the goals of the National Plan for the Development of Adult Education is the eradication of the high incidence of illiteracy in Honduras.

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PubMed1988

Order No. 60/MEN/FP/ALPHA relating to the creation of a national committee to eliminate illiteracy in the Niger, 3 May 1988.

This Order creates a National Committee to Eliminate Illiteracy in the Niger consisting of members appointed by the Minister of National Education and Professional Training. The objectives of the Committee are: 1) to lend its support to national education structures in pursuing the battle against illiteracy; 2) to collaborate in the definition of a national policy with respect to literacy and adult education; and 3) to formulate and execute a program making the public aware and giving them information about the problem of illiteracy and its impact on the development of the Niger.

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PubMed1988

Circular on illiteracy, 1988.

In 1988, the Chinese State Council issued a Circular calling for a nationwide campaign to do away with illiteracy within five years. The goal of the campaign is to ensure that over 85% of the population in rural areas and over 90% of the population in enterprises, institutions, and cities between the ages of 15 and 40 is literate. The campaign calls for governments at all levels to take measures against illiteracy and requires peasants to learn at least 1500 characters and industrial workers and urban residents to learn 2000 characters. Certificates are to be issued to persons who meet the standards.

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PubMed1988

Kiti No. AN VI-121 FP.MEBAM setting forth the organization of the Ministry of Basic Education and Mass Literacy, 21 December 1988.

This legislation sets forth the organization of the Burkina Faso Ministry of Basic Education and Mass Literacy. Among the directorates of the Ministry is the General Directorate of the National Literacy Institute which has as objectives 1) the promotion of literacy throughout the country; 2) the fostering and coordination of literacy activities and the training of young persons and adults; 3) the formulation of a national strategy to eliminate illiteracy; 4) the training of literacy trainers; 5) linguistic research applied to national languages; 6) methodological literacy research; 7) the creation and production of literacy materials; 8) creation and help in the implementation of a national postliteracy strategy; 9) participation in the production and reproduction of literacy materials; 10) the creation of methods and means of planning, overseeing, and evaluating literacy activities; and 11) the orientation, supervision, coordination, and administrative control of directorates that depend on it.

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PubMed1988

Decree No. 87-010 creating a National Literacy Council, 21 January 1987.

This Decree creates a National Literacy Council under the Mauritania Secretariat of State charged with the battle against illiteracy. The Objectives of the Council are 1) to propose the large outlines of literacy and education programs, as well as the elements of an implementation strategy; 2) to give its advice on any problem that is submitted to it by the Secretariat of State; 3) to mobilize and coordinate national, material, human, and technical forces to be placed at the service of literacy; and 4) to evaluate the progress accomplished in the field of literacy. Decree No. 87-027 of 25 February 1987 creates a special account to record the receipts and expenses in the battle against illiteracy (Journal Officiel de la Republique Islamique de Mauritanie, Nos. 690-691, 29 July 1987, pp. 328-329). Decree No. 87-028 of 25 February 1987 sets up regional literacy coordinators to carry out duties related to fighting illiteracy (Journal Officiel de la Republique Islamique de Mauritanie, Nos. 684-685, 29 April 1987, pp. 209-210).

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