Literacy in Theory and PracticeThis 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. |
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... Model : I Literacy and Rationality 19 2 The ' Autonomous ' Model : II Goody 44 3 Literacy and Linguistics 66 4 The ' Ideological ' Model 95 Section 2 Literacy in Theory and Practice Introduction 5 ' Maktab ' Literacy 129 132 158 6 ...
... Model : I Literacy and Rationality 19 2 The ' Autonomous ' Model : II Goody 44 3 Literacy and Linguistics 66 4 The ' Ideological ' Model 95 Section 2 Literacy in Theory and Practice Introduction 5 ' Maktab ' Literacy 129 132 158 6 ...
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... literacy . It is assumed that we ' know ' what literacy is and can therefore appeal to it in the resolution of more uncertain areas of knowledge . Many western academics , for instance , in claiming objec- tivity , neutrality and ...
... literacy . It is assumed that we ' know ' what literacy is and can therefore appeal to it in the resolution of more uncertain areas of knowledge . Many western academics , for instance , in claiming objec- tivity , neutrality and ...
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... . Finally , I shall attempt to show how the model applies to certain Unesco programmes for literacy and also to adult literacy campaigns in the UK and the USA . INTRODUCTION Section 1 : Literacy in Theory I shall use Prolegomenon xi.
... . Finally , I shall attempt to show how the model applies to certain Unesco programmes for literacy and also to adult literacy campaigns in the UK and the USA . INTRODUCTION Section 1 : Literacy in Theory I shall use Prolegomenon xi.
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Brian V. Street. INTRODUCTION Section 1 : Literacy in Theory I shall use the term ' literacy ' as a shorthand for the social practices and conceptions of reading and writing . I shall be attempting to establish some of the theoretical ...
Brian V. Street. INTRODUCTION Section 1 : Literacy in Theory I shall use the term ' literacy ' as a shorthand for the social practices and conceptions of reading and writing . I shall be attempting to establish some of the theoretical ...
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... model assumes a single direction in which literacy development can be traced , and associates it with ' progress ' , ' civilisa- tion ' , individual liberty and social mobility . It attempts to distinguish literacy from schooling . It ...
... model assumes a single direction in which literacy development can be traced , and associates it with ' progress ' , ' civilisa- tion ' , individual liberty and social mobility . It attempts to distinguish literacy from schooling . It ...
Contents
The Autonomous Model I Literacy and Rationality | 19 |
The Autonomous Model II Goody | 44 |
Literacy and Linguistics | 66 |
The Ideological Model | 95 |
Introduction | 129 |
Maktab Literacy | 132 |
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