1. Editorial introduction

   • C.McI.

   EditorialNotes Pages: 545 - 546

2. Literacy from a linguistic and a sociolinguistic perspective

   • Abdallah Hady Al-Kahtany

   Articles Pages: 547 - 562

3. La formation a Bukavu au Zaire: une course entre l'education et la catastrophe

   • Bazilashe Juvénal Balegamire

   Articles Pages: 563 - 579

4. Quality of education and the demand for education — Evidence from developing countries

   • Herbert Bergmann

   Articles Pages: 581 - 604

5. Reliability and validity in qualitative research within education in Africa

   • Birgit Brock-Utne

   Articles Pages: 605 - 621

6. The effects of educational reform on the content and status of the social subjects in England and wales and the USA: A case study

   • John J. Cogan
   • Ray Derricott

   Articles Pages: 623 - 646