EFA in Pakistan: Struggle for Upgrading Literacy

dc.creator	Dr. Mumtaz Ahmad
dc.date	2011-07-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-20T22:12:56Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-20T22:12:56Z
dc.identifier	1504-4831
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/d88c4cba46174998b6c26dcd5eac9cbb
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/15631
dc.description	Literacy is an instrument of stability within and among countries and thus may prove an indispensable means of effective participation in the societies and (the) economies of today’s world. Eradication of illiteracy from the world is an important agenda of UNESCO, and one of the six goals of Dakar Framework of Action on Education for All. Illiteracy is also a major problem in Pakistan. The picture of illiteracy in Pakistan is grim, and although successive governments have announced various programmes to promote literacy the situation is still poor because of various political, social, economic and cultural obstacles. To sum up, it can be said that literacy is a skill necessary to acquire or transmit (information) to others. It is a means not an end in itself. Keeping in view the gravity of the situation of literacy and basic education in the country, Pakistan has completed/implemented a number of actions/activities for broad-based consultations with principal actors of EFA. Furthermore, the Government of Pakistan has accomplished the preparation of provincial and national plans of action and resource mobilization for EFA planning. This paper therefore examines the efforts to decrease illiteracy in Pakistan, a signatory of the worldwide EFA movement.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	Lillehammer University College
dc.relation	http://seminar.net/index.php/volume-7-issue-2-2011/194-efa-in-pakistan-struggle-for-upgrading-literacy8
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/1504-4831
dc.source	Seminar.net, Vol 7, Iss 2, Pp 111-121 (2011)
dc.subject	literacy
dc.subject	EFA
dc.subject	development
dc.subject	community
dc.subject	policies
dc.subject	targets
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.title	EFA in Pakistan: Struggle for Upgrading Literacy
dc.type	article