Orlonia's "Literacy-in-Persons": Expanding Notions of Literacy through Biography and History

Autor/inn/en	Johnson, Amy Suzanne; Cowles, Lauren
Titel	Orlonia's "Literacy-in-Persons": Expanding Notions of Literacy through Biography and History
Quelle	In: Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 52 (2009) 5, S.410-420 (11 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1081-3004
DOI	10.1598/JAAL.52.5.5
Schlagwörter	African Americans; Adult Basic Education; Adult Learning; Adult Students; Biographies; Literacy; Females; Rural Areas; Identification (Psychology); Adolescents; Reading Habits; Literacy Education; Oral History + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Afroamerikaner; Adult; Adults; Education; Adult education; Erwachsenenbildung; Adulte education; Adult training; Student; Students; Erwachsenenalter; Studentin; Schüler; Schülerin; Biography; Biografie; Biographie; Alphabetisierung; Schreib- und Lesefähigkeit; Weibliches Geschlecht; Rural area; Ländlicher Raum; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Reading habit; Lesegewohnheit; Oral tradition; Mündliche Überlieferung
Abstract	Life history methods were used to explore the literate identity of one African American woman, Orlonia, who lives and works in a small rural community in the southeastern United States. Specifically, the authors explore how Orlonia's literate identity is constantly developing throughout her life, taking place in frames of biography and history. The authors suggest "literacy-in-persons" as a mechanism for understanding Orlonia's literate self. Finally, the authors pose implications of "literacy-in-persons" for teachers of adolescent and adult learners, suggesting practitioners inquire into the biographical and historical aspects of their students and their own literacy practices. (Contains 3 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10