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The making of literate societies / edited by David R. Olson and Nancy Torrance.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Malden, Mass. : Blackwell Publishers, 2001Description: p. cmISBN:
  • 0631227431 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  • 0631227423 (alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 302.2244
LOC classification:
  • LC149. M26 2001
Partial contents:
Pt. I. On Being a Literate Society: Conceptual and Historical Perspectives on Literacy. 1. Conceptualizing Literacy as a Personal Skill and as a Social Practice / David R. Olson and Nancy Torrance. 2. The Roles of Literacy Practices in the Activities and Institutions of Developed and Developing Countries / Armin Triebel. 3. Societal Literacy: Writing Culture and Development / Georg Elwert. 4. Literacy in Ancient Greece: Functional Literacy, Oral Education, and the Development of a Literate Environment / Rosalind Thomas. 5. Literacy in Germany / Utz Maas. 6. Literacy in Japan: Kanji, Kana, Romaji, and Bits / Florian Coulmas -- Pt. II. On Becoming a Literate Society: Literacy in Developing Societies. 7. Language, Literacy, the Production and Reproduction of Knowledge, and the Challenge of African Development / Kwesi K. Prah. 8. Literacy and Literature in Indigenous Languages in Benin and Burkina-Faso / Joseph Akoha. 9. Constructive Interdependence: The Response of a Senegalese Community to the Question of Why Become Literate / Sonja Fagerberg-Diallo. 10. Literacy for Gonja and Birifor Children in Northern Ghana / Esther Goody and JoAnne Bennett. 11. Literacy and Intercultural Bilingual Education in the Andes / Luis Enrique Lopez. 12. The Uses of Orality and Literacy in Rural Mexico: Tales from Xaltipan / Elsie Rockwell. 13. Developing a Literate Tradition in Six Marginal Communities in the Philippines: Interrelations of Literacy, Education, and Social Development / Maria Luisa Canieso Doronila. 14. Issues of Literacy Development in the Indian Context / Chander Daswani. 15. Women and Empowerment through Literacy / Malini Ghose -- Pt. III. Conclusion: From Research to Policy. 16. Literacy and Social Development: Policy and Implementation / Ingrid Jung and Adama Ouane.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Pt. I. On Being a Literate Society: Conceptual and Historical Perspectives on Literacy. 1. Conceptualizing Literacy as a Personal Skill and as a Social Practice / David R. Olson and Nancy Torrance. 2. The Roles of Literacy Practices in the Activities and Institutions of Developed and Developing Countries / Armin Triebel. 3. Societal Literacy: Writing Culture and Development / Georg Elwert. 4. Literacy in Ancient Greece: Functional Literacy, Oral Education, and the Development of a Literate Environment / Rosalind Thomas. 5. Literacy in Germany / Utz Maas. 6. Literacy in Japan: Kanji, Kana, Romaji, and Bits / Florian Coulmas -- Pt. II. On Becoming a Literate Society: Literacy in Developing Societies. 7. Language, Literacy, the Production and Reproduction of Knowledge, and the Challenge of African Development / Kwesi K. Prah. 8. Literacy and Literature in Indigenous Languages in Benin and Burkina-Faso / Joseph Akoha. 9. Constructive Interdependence: The Response of a Senegalese Community to the Question of Why Become Literate / Sonja Fagerberg-Diallo. 10. Literacy for Gonja and Birifor Children in Northern Ghana / Esther Goody and JoAnne Bennett. 11. Literacy and Intercultural Bilingual Education in the Andes / Luis Enrique Lopez. 12. The Uses of Orality and Literacy in Rural Mexico: Tales from Xaltipan / Elsie Rockwell. 13. Developing a Literate Tradition in Six Marginal Communities in the Philippines: Interrelations of Literacy, Education, and Social Development / Maria Luisa Canieso Doronila. 14. Issues of Literacy Development in the Indian Context / Chander Daswani. 15. Women and Empowerment through Literacy / Malini Ghose -- Pt. III. Conclusion: From Research to Policy. 16. Literacy and Social Development: Policy and Implementation / Ingrid Jung and Adama Ouane.

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