Literacy, Lives and Learning (Literacies)

By: David Barton and Karin Tusting and Roz Ivanic and Yvon Appleby and Rachel Hodge

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Synopsis: Demonstrating what it is like to be an adult learner in today’s world, this book focuses on language, literacy and numeracy learning. The authors explore the complex relationship between learning and adults’ lives, following a wide range of individual students in various formal learning situations, from college environments to a young homeless project, and a drug support and aftercare centre. The study is rooted in a social practices approach and examines how people’s lives shape their learning. Themes addressed range from: how literacy is learned through participation and how barriers such as violence and ill-health impact on people’s lives. Based on a major research project and detailed, reflexive and collaborative methodology, the book describes a coherent strategy of communication and impact which will have a direct effect on policy and practice

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
Book Size:: 192 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9781136021503
Related ISBNs:: 9780415424851, 9780415424868, 9780203608302
Publisher:: Taylor and Francis
Date of Addition:: 10/10/22
Copyrighted By:: David Barton, Roz Ivanic, Yvon Appleby, Rachel Hodge, Karin Tusting
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Nonfiction, Education, Language Arts
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.