Adult literacy as social practice : more than skills /
Papen, Uta,
Adult literacy as social practice : more than skills / Uta Papen. - xii, 160 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. - New approaches to adult language, literacy and numeracy . - New approaches to adult language, literacy and numeracy. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Literacy - what is it? : definitions, discourses and metaphors -- 'Adult literacy and basic education' / 'Literacy as control' / A new way of looking at reading and writing : literacy as a social and situated practice -- 'How they fared in education : Harry's literacy practices' / Reading and writing in context : dominant and vernacular literacy practices -- 'Powerful literacies : an introduction' / Using ethnography to study literacy in everyday life and in classrooms -- 'Methodology : tools for looking up close' / The history of adult literacy educations in England -- A right to read / The current context of adult language, literacy and numeracy policy in England -- Skills for life : the national strategy for improving adult literacy and numeracy skills / A critical reading of the skills for life strategy -- 'Improving adult basic skills, addressing a generation of neglect' / Implications of the social view of literacy for the policy and practice of adult language, literacy and numeracy -- 'Ethnography for classrooms' / 'Reporting soaps' / M. Hamilton -- J. Searle -- D. Barton and M. Hamilton -- J. Crowther, M. Hamilton and L. Tett -- J. Kalman -- British Association of Settlements -- DfES -- DfES -- M. Hamilton -- G. Roberts and J. Prowse. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
"Providing a very contemporary overview of literacy, numeracy and 'English as a Second or Other Language' teaching, this book presents a radically new perspective on reading, writing and numeracy among adults." "Drawing on recent studies in the field of literacy and adult learning and the author's own experience as a researcher and teacher, this book shows what teachers, researchers, students and curriculum developers can gain from understanding the role of literacy in learners' lives, in relation to their families, social networks and their jobs."--Jacket. "Providing a very contemporary overview of literacy, numeracy and 'English as a Second or Other Language' teaching, this book presents a radically new perspective on reading, writing and numeracy among adults." "Drawing on recent studies in the field of literacy and adult learning and the author's own experience as a researcher and teacher, this book shows what teachers, researchers, students and curriculum developers can gain from understanding the role of literacy in learners' lives, in relation to their families, social networks and their jobs."--BOOK JACKET.
0415353769 9780415353762 0415353777 9780415353779 0203347110 9780203347119
2005001181
Literacy--Social aspects--Great Britain
Functional literacy--Great Britain
Adult education--Great Britain
LC156.G7 / P36 2005
374.0124
Adult literacy as social practice : more than skills / Uta Papen. - xii, 160 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. - New approaches to adult language, literacy and numeracy . - New approaches to adult language, literacy and numeracy. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Literacy - what is it? : definitions, discourses and metaphors -- 'Adult literacy and basic education' / 'Literacy as control' / A new way of looking at reading and writing : literacy as a social and situated practice -- 'How they fared in education : Harry's literacy practices' / Reading and writing in context : dominant and vernacular literacy practices -- 'Powerful literacies : an introduction' / Using ethnography to study literacy in everyday life and in classrooms -- 'Methodology : tools for looking up close' / The history of adult literacy educations in England -- A right to read / The current context of adult language, literacy and numeracy policy in England -- Skills for life : the national strategy for improving adult literacy and numeracy skills / A critical reading of the skills for life strategy -- 'Improving adult basic skills, addressing a generation of neglect' / Implications of the social view of literacy for the policy and practice of adult language, literacy and numeracy -- 'Ethnography for classrooms' / 'Reporting soaps' / M. Hamilton -- J. Searle -- D. Barton and M. Hamilton -- J. Crowther, M. Hamilton and L. Tett -- J. Kalman -- British Association of Settlements -- DfES -- DfES -- M. Hamilton -- G. Roberts and J. Prowse. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
"Providing a very contemporary overview of literacy, numeracy and 'English as a Second or Other Language' teaching, this book presents a radically new perspective on reading, writing and numeracy among adults." "Drawing on recent studies in the field of literacy and adult learning and the author's own experience as a researcher and teacher, this book shows what teachers, researchers, students and curriculum developers can gain from understanding the role of literacy in learners' lives, in relation to their families, social networks and their jobs."--Jacket. "Providing a very contemporary overview of literacy, numeracy and 'English as a Second or Other Language' teaching, this book presents a radically new perspective on reading, writing and numeracy among adults." "Drawing on recent studies in the field of literacy and adult learning and the author's own experience as a researcher and teacher, this book shows what teachers, researchers, students and curriculum developers can gain from understanding the role of literacy in learners' lives, in relation to their families, social networks and their jobs."--BOOK JACKET.
0415353769 9780415353762 0415353777 9780415353779 0203347110 9780203347119
2005001181
Literacy--Social aspects--Great Britain
Functional literacy--Great Britain
Adult education--Great Britain
LC156.G7 / P36 2005
374.0124