Author

Contributions

  • Mace, Jane. - Contributor

Publication

1995 - Multilingual Matters, Clevedon, England, England

Language

English

Word Count

51,000 words, Guess

Page Count

204 pages

Identifiers

  • Open LibraryOL1121225M
  • ISBN-101853592803
  • OCLC Control Number31737415
  • Library of Congress Control Number94047982
  • LibraryThing5279223
and 1 more
  • Goodreads4718641

Classifications

  • DDC374/.012/0941
  • LCCLC156.G7 L58 1995

Description

Literacy, Language and Community Publishing brings together theoretical and practical debates from adult literacy and language education with those of creative writing and community publishing work. Illustrated by accounts of firsthand experience, each chapter focuses on the practical business of achieving good learning and development opportunities for women and men of all ages. Whether working with refugees seeking confidence in spoken English, elderly people reflecting on life experience, or basic education students wishing to 'improve' their literacy, the principle with which the writers are engaged is that of democracy - a process which has lessons both uncomfortable and exciting for educators, as well as for learners. In direct opposition to current imperatives to standardisation and 'standards', the writers in this book argue for the effectiveness of deeper and more generous approaches to literacy and language: approaches which are at the heart of the community publishing movement in the UK.

Subjects

Topics

374/.012/0941Adult educationLc156.g7 l58 1995Functional literacyPublishers and publishingAdult education, great britainAdult education--great britain

Places

Series Statement

  • Multilingual matters

Other Editions

  • Literacy, language, and community publishing: essays in adult educationMultilingual Matters1995-01-01

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