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LITERACY FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN THE AGE OF INFORMATION
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| By: |
Naz Rassool, Tove Skutnabb-Kangas (Foreword) |
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Hardback |
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£69.95 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1853594334 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781853594335 |
| Publisher: |
CHANNEL VIEW PUBLICATIONS LTD |
| Pub. date: |
13 January, 1999 |
| Series: |
Language and Education Library No. 14 |
| Pages: |
280 |
| Description: |
The book provides a critical overview of the literacy debate in academic and general educational discourse; the role of functional literacy in societal development programmes during the past two decades; and a critical evaluation of the issues that surround literacy in an increasingly computer-dominated world. |
| Synopsis: |
The book provides a critical overview of * the literacy debate in academic and general educational discourse, * the role of functional literacy in societal development programmes during the past two decades, * a critical evaluation of the issues that surround literacy in an increasingly computer-dominated world. Part 1 provides an evaluation of the theoretical frameworks that have framed discussions about what literacy is, and what its value is to individual and societal development. Part 2 locates literacy within the context of the pluralist nation-state and discusses the important position that literacy has occupied historically in theories of societal development. Charting changing definitions of text within computer-mediated textual environments, Part 3 examines prevailing definitions and views of literacy in terms of their adequacy in meeting the complex knowledge and literacy skills demanded in the information age. The book's consideration of a reconceptualization of power within the information society, and its emphasis on 'communicative competence' in relation to democratic citizenship are unique. It makes an important contribution to the study of sociolinguistics, the sociology of technology, curriculum studies, the sociology of education and cultural studies. Its central focus on development in different societies will make it a useful text in Development Studies and Comparative Education. |
| Illustrations: |
bibliography, index |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Multilingual Matters |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |
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