CULTURE, COGNITION, AND LITERACY - TALES FROM MOROCCO

Developing countries provide fertile ground for inquiry into the commu nication and instructional needs of people with little or no prior sch ooling. Exploratory data suggest that differences exist in the ways li terates and nonliterates interpret information. These interpretations represent cognitive and culturally filtered patterns in ''meaning-maki ng. '' This study looks at meaning making by analyzing the way people conceptualize relationships and events through storytelling. More spec ifically, perceptions of causality and emphasis are examined in visual stories created by literate and nonliterate subjects in Morocco.