Becoming Political
Readings and Writings in the Politics of Literacy Education
Patrick Shannon(Editor)
Pearson Education Limited (Publisher)
Published on 21. July 1994
Book
Paperback/Softback
304 pages
978-0-435-08701-2 (ISBN)
Description
Decisions about the aims of teaching and the means of assessment are really negotiations about the values, interests and beliefs operating in a school. This book brings together critiques from North American researchers and teachers. They explain how issues such as race, social class, gender and language play prominent roles in these negotiations, affirming or marginalizing different groups, and involving or alienating teachers. The editor offers strategies for making literacy education more equitable.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Harlow
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
index
Dimensions
Height: 254 mm
Width: 178 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-435-08701-2 (9780435087012)
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Content
How is literacy defined?; what is read and written?; who is considered literate?; how is literacy taught?; what is possible in literacy education?.