Where Literacy Pays off: The Case of Kerala

Synopsis: Where the literacy of the population is an important factor in the ability of a country to adapt to new ways, it is not always promoted as energetically as it is in Kerala, South India. There a tradition of literacy and education, especially female education, has been built upon to the extent that Kerala now claims to be 100% literate. The programme examines this situation and then explores the connections between literacy and other social indicators, for Kerala also has the lowest infant mortality, the highest life expectancy and the lowest rate of population growth in India. These achievements all owe something to literacy, especially women’s literacy.
Series: Learning Through Life: Education and Training Beyond School, Course Eh266
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 24 min.
Year of production: 1993
Availability: Off-air recording licence
Sale; 1998 sale: £145.00 (+VAT +p&p)
Subjects: Development studies; Education
Keywords: adult education; India; literacy skills; social conditions; women’s emancipation

Producer

Meg Sheffield

Cast

Lesley Judd

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