Editors:
- Drawing on some 25 state-of-the-art reviews of current concerns in the study of literacy
- The first attempt to overview an area which has emerged as a coherent and exciting field of study in the last two decades
Part of the book series: Encyclopedia of Language and Education (LANG, volume 2)
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Table of contents (25 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Focus on the Social Context of Literacy
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Front Matter
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About this book
Literacy is the second volume of the Encyclopedia of Language and Education, the first attempt to overview an area which has emerged as a coherent and exciting field of study in the last two decades. While forming part of a series of eight volumes, Literacy also stands on its own, drawing on some 25 state-of-the-art reviews of current concerns in the study of literacy prepared by leading writers and researchers.
The book is organised in four main sections: Reading, Writing, The Social Context of Literacy and Literacy Teaching in Selected Regions. The approach is multidisciplinary, drawing on insights from fields as diverse as anthropology and computer science, sociolinguistics and psychology. The international flavour of the volume is reflected not only in the choice of contributors from eleven different countries but also in the emphasis throughout on the impact of globalization on our understanding of literacy.
Editors and Affiliations
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University of Reading, England
Viv Edwards
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The Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto, Canada
David Corson
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Encyclopedia of Language and Education
Book Subtitle: Literacy
Editors: Viv Edwards, David Corson
Series Title: Encyclopedia of Language and Education
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-4540-4
Publisher: Springer Dordrecht
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eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 1997
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-7923-4595-4Due: 10 July 2013
Softcover ISBN: 978-0-7923-4929-7Published: 31 May 1999
eBook ISBN: 978-94-011-4540-4Published: 01 November 2013
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVIII, 265
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations
Topics: Language and Literature, Linguistics, general, Science, Humanities and Social Sciences, multidisciplinary, International and Comparative Education, Sociolinguistics, Social Sciences, general