In order to better understand brazilian illiteracy in the last four decades, this research proposed a comparative study between the profile of brazilian illiteracy in the 1980s, characterized by Azevedo (1997) as high, ...

The article discusses the problem of illiteracy in Brazil, seeking to reveal their historical and social roots. It starts from an analysis of the data that leaves an optimistic reading on the gradual fall of the indices. ...

Dementia in Latin America is a crucial public health problem. Identifying brief cognitive screening (BCS) tools for the primary care setting is crucial, particularly for illiterate individuals. We evaluated tool performance ...

Dementia in Latin America is a crucial public health problem. Identifying brief cognitive screening (BCS) tools for the primary care setting is crucial, particularly for illiterate individuals. We evaluated tool performance ...

El sistema educativo en los Territorios Nacionales de la Patagonia estuvo caracterizado, durante la primera mitad del siglo XX, por la relación directa con el Estado nacional a través del Consejo Nacional de Educación, del ...

Illiterates represent a significant proportion of the world's population. Written language not only plays a role in mediating cognition, but also extends our knowledge of the world. Two major reasons for illiteracy can be ...