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Following the usual calendar, International Literacy Day has appeared again before us to make us conscious and consider our progress since we observed it last year (2024). The world knows that UNESCO was established on this International Literacy Day in 1966 to raise awareness about the essential role of literacy for individuals, communities, and societies, meaning the darkness of illiteracy must be dispelled by individual, social, state and global efforts. It also means observing the International Literacy Day at the behest or call of the state, only as a ceremonial event that does not reflect its true objective. It is...
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International Literacy Day: Should not We Redefine ‘Literacy’ Against the Current Global Scenario?
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Introduction The competency-based primary education is a major initiative for ensuring the quality of outcome of the learners. It is one of the major educational endeavors in order to achieve the Education for All (EFA) and ensuring the quality of education to the all learners since this competency-based education is focused on the qualitative aspect of learning outcome of the...
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