Literacy in Theory and Practice (Cambridge Studies in Oral and

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Literacy in Theory and Practice (Cambridge Studies in Oral and Literate Culture, Series Number 9)
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This book challenges conventional theories about literacy, and the practices which often arise from them. It attempts to provide a new perspective through which the variety of literacy practices across different cultures can be viewed and from which the practical issues that arise in specific literacy campaigns and programmes can be approached. Dr Street first examines the explicit theories developed about literacy within different academic disciplines, on the premise that these underlie statements about literacy within development campaigns and in everyday usage. He analyses in detail arguments about the 'technical' and 'neutral' nature of literacy and its supposed 'cognitive' consequences in the work of some psychologists, linguists and social anthropologists. He claims that these amount to a coherent but flawed model that he terms the 'autonomous' model of literacy. Against this he poses an 'ideological' model, one which pays greater attention to the social structure. He attempts to bring together recent shifts in this direction in writings on literacy and to construct a coherent model for further work.
Country USA
Brand Cambridge University Press
Manufacturer Cambridge University Press
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Country	USA
Brand	Cambridge University Press
Manufacturer	Cambridge University Press
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	9780521289610
Color	Multicolor
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780521289610
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

Literacy in Theory and Practice (Cambridge Studies in Oral and Literate Culture, Series Number 9)

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