Teach the Mother and Reach the Child: Literacy across Generations. Literacy Lessons.

Autor/inn/en	Sticht, Thomas G.; McDonald, Barbara A.
Institution	International Bureau of Education, Geneva (Switzerland).
Titel	Teach the Mother and Reach the Child: Literacy across Generations. Literacy Lessons.
Quelle	(1990), (17 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Adult Education; Developing Nations; Foreign Countries; Intergenerational Programs; Language Skills; Literacy; Literacy Education; Mothers; Parent Influence; Preschool Children; Primary Education; Thinking Skills; Womens Education + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adult; Adults; Education; Adult basic education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Developing country; Developing countries; Entwicklungsland; Ausland; Language skill; Sprachkompetenz; Alphabetisierung; Schreib- und Lesefähigkeit; Mother; Mutter; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Primarbereich; Denkfähigkeit; 'Women''s education'; Frauenbildung
Abstract	Significant reductions in adult illiteracy can be achieved most cost-effectively by focusing more resources on the education of women. These monies contribute not only to women's development but also to the educational achievement of their children. Educated adults have more influence on their children's education; the children become literate adults who, in turn, produce more educable children. Maternal education also has an effect on fertility rates and the mortality and health of children. The contribution of educated mothers to the cognitive and language skills of preschool children gives the children an advantage and continues to affect their educational success. International literacy statistics show that women comprise almost two-thirds of illiterate adults; of the 116 million children under 11 who are unable to attend school, almost two-thirds are girls. Studies showing the effects of women's education on children's literacy argue for greater investment in mothers' education. As greater numbers of women enter the work force and higher levels of literacy are demanded of workers, women's education becomes critical to a literate work force and to economic growth and development. (SK)
Anmerkungen	International Bureau of Education, P.O. Box 199, 1211 Geneva 20, Switzerland.
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC