Impact of Adult Literacy Centers on Women Social Lives in District Malakand Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan: A Case Study of NCHD Adult Literacy Program

Itbar Khan, Zafar Iqbal Choudhry and Asghar Ali
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Itbar Khan: Lecturer, Department of Education, University of Malakand, Chakdara, KP, Pakistan.
Zafar Iqbal Choudhry: Assistant Professor, Department of Education, International Islamic University Islamabad, Pakistan.
Asghar Ali: Assistant Professor, Department of Education, University of Malakand, Chakdara, KP, Pakistan.

Global Social Sciences Review, 2018, vol. 3, issue 3, 130-141

Abstract: This study explores the impacts of adult literacy centers for woman in District Malakand. The students of adult literacy centers of District Malakand constitute the population of the study. There are 6 centers, three each for males and females. A group of 10 women in each female center was selected for focus group discussion. A sample of 30 individuals was taken with the help of Judgmental sampling. The primary data were collected with the help of a focus group discussion. Questions were asked from the participants keeping in view the objectives and relevant literature. The participants were inquired what they gained from the adult literacy program. During the group discussion Field notes were taken and the discussion was also recorded. After each group discussion the recorded data was transcribed verbatim. Data were verified by comparing the field notes and video. All transcriptions and field notes were thoroughly read by the researchers. Three stage approaches were adopted for data reduction. The narrative of the participants was changed into a simple description. Description was categorized under one theme. Representative quotations were also added to various response categories, themes and patterns emerging from the data. The participants showed positive response. They learnt basic reading, and writing, they could check the homework of their children, literacy brought awareness in their lives and this literacy program enabled them to start small business. Moreover, the centers provided an opportunity for socialization.

Keywords: Adult Literacy; Female Literacy; NCHD Centers; Literacy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.31703/gssr.2018(III-III).08

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