Processes, Approaches and Pedagogies in Literacy Programs - Case study on the experience of the Institute for Popular Education (IEP) in Mali

This paper is based on a review of selected cases of meaningful interactions between formal and non-formal education in Africa undertaken to assess forms of integration and linkages that currently exist between these education programs. In its analysis, the study adopts a systemic approach which advocates for the recognition of a holistic system of education with linkages between both formal and non-formal systems, seeking to provide optimal structure and preparedness to accomplish the social, economic and human welfare objectives. It adopts three categorizations of forms of integration, namely systemic, institutional and programmatic