Working Papers on Literacy No. 1.
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| Title: | Working Papers on Literacy No. 1. |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Graff, Harvey J., Jones, Stan, Street, Brian V., Centre for Literacy, Montreal (Quebec). |
| Availability: | Centre for Literacy, 3040 Sherbrooke Street West, Montreal, Quebec H3Z 1A4, Canada ($5 plus postage and handling). |
| Peer Reviewed: | N |
| Page Count: | 28 |
| Publication Date: | 1997 |
| Sponsoring Agency: | National Literacy Secretariat, Ottawa (Ontario). Human Resource Development Canada, Ottawa (Ontario). Dawson Coll., Montreal (Quebec). |
| Document Type: | Collected Works - Serials |
| Descriptors: | Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Educational Philosophy, Ethnography, Illiteracy, Literacy Education, Power Structure, Research Methodology |
| Assessment and Survey Identifiers: | International Adult Literacy Survey |
| ISBN: | 978-0-9681034-2-5 |
| Abstract: | This document contains two extended papers and one shorter commentary that reflect a continuing debate between two schools of thought on literacy that have been called the "autonomous" and the "sociocultural.""The Persisting Power and Costs of the Literacy Myth" (Harvey J. Graff) argues that current discourse on literacy decline ignores more than 2 decades of research and theory on literacy contexts, multiple literacies, and the complex interrelationships affecting literacy. "Literacy, Economy and Society--A Review" (Brian V. Street) addresses issues of defining literacy practices and cultural bias in the IALS (International Adult Literacy Survey), and power differences between research communities and the methodologies used. "Ending the Myth of the Literacy Myth" (Stan Jones) disputes Graff's and Street's challenges to the findings of the IALS. (KC) |
| Entry Date: | 1998 |
| Accession Number: | ED410468 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | This document contains two extended papers and one shorter commentary that reflect a continuing debate between two schools of thought on literacy that have been called the "autonomous" and the "sociocultural.""The Persisting Power and Costs of the Literacy Myth" (Harvey J. Graff) argues that current discourse on literacy decline ignores more than 2 decades of research and theory on literacy contexts, multiple literacies, and the complex interrelationships affecting literacy. "Literacy, Economy and Society--A Review" (Brian V. Street) addresses issues of defining literacy practices and cultural bias in the IALS (International Adult Literacy Survey), and power differences between research communities and the methodologies used. "Ending the Myth of the Literacy Myth" (Stan Jones) disputes Graff's and Street's challenges to the findings of the IALS. (KC) |
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| ISBN: | 978-0-9681034-2-5 |
