Adult Literacy: Contexts and Challenges.

Autor/inn/en	Newman, Anabel Powell; Beverstock, Caroline
Institution	ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading and Communication Skills, Bloomington, IN.; International Reading Association, Newark, DE.
Titel	Adult Literacy: Contexts and Challenges.
Quelle	(1990), (232 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Reihe	ERIC Publications
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
ISBN	0-87207-356-4
Schlagwörter	Adult Literacy; Adult Reading Programs; Adults; Educational History; Futures (of Society); Illiteracy; Literature Reviews; Reading Research; Theory Practice Relationship; Workplace Literacy + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? History of education; Bildungsgeschichte; Future; Society; Zukunft; Analphabetismus; Leseforschung; Theorie-Praxis-Beziehung
Abstract	Reporting recent and significant studies across the spectrum of the literacy movement to help plan the United States' literacy future, this book discusses the history of the adult literacy movement, especially in the United States, and the emergent definitions of adult literacy. The book also reports on the scholarship about, practice of, and challenges confronting the adult literacy movement. Chapters include: (1) "Adult Literacy: A New American Value"; (2) "What Literacy Has Come To Mean"; (3) "Measuring America's Literacy"; (4) "The Emergence of Thinking about Adult Literacy"; (5) "Adult Literacy Research: Surveying a New Field"; (6) "The National Coalition for Literacy"; (7) "Literacy Initiatives"; and (8) "The Challenges of Adult Literacy." (RS)
Anmerkungen	International Reading Association, 800 Bardsdale Rd., Newark, DE 19714 ($9.00 members; $13.50 nonmembers); ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading and Communication Skills, Indiana University, 2508 E. 10th St., Bloomington, IN 47408-2698 ($9.95 plus $2.00 postage and handling).
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2004/1/01