Adult Education in Tanzania

Bibliographic Data

ID9972089
AuthorsMarsel A Heisel (School of Social Work Rut gers University, New Brunswick, N.Y., U.S.A., corresponding author)
Year1979
Volume22
Issue3
Pages38-46
Publication date1979-07-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Social Work (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0020-8728 • E-ISSN: 1461-7234
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/002087287902200305
OpenAlexW2071259688
LanguageEN
Citations received7
References cited2

Since the Arusha Declaration in 1967, Adult Education in Tanzania has become a major instrument in national development. Programs in literacy, health care and hygiene, and in the acquisition of technical competence have been parti cularly successful because adult education has been approached as an intrinsic and meaningful part of the learner's life. The purpose of education has changed from the learning of skills to the learn ing of self-reliance and the improvement of life in both individual and national levels. For example, in the teaching of literacy, attention is focused on subjects such as health, agricultural techniques, or political responsibilities and literacy is included in response to demand as the learners become aware of its functional importance. This paper critically reviews various adult education programs in Tanzania, particularly focusing on "Literacy for Working" and radio programs with discussion groups

Adult education · Competence (human resources · Declaration · Economic growth · Health care · Health literacy · Literacy · Medical education · Pedagogy · Political science · Public relations · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Tanzania · African Education and Politics · Education Systems and Policy · Medicine · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare · Psychology · Social Psychology

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