Adult literacy, numeracy and language : policy, practice and research

Tett, Lyn, 1946- (Added Author). Hamilton, Mary, 1949- (Added Author). Hillier, Yvonne. (Added Author).

Summary: This book explores the social practice of literacy, numeracy and language and its implications for teaching and learning adult basic skills. The articles argue that literacy is more than a set of skills but is shaped by social and cultural context, the meaning it has for users, and the purpose it serves. It shows how a social practice approach can be used to develop more inclusive views of adult literacy, numeracy and language.

Record details

ISBN: 0335219373
Physical Description: xvi, 188 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Publisher: Maidenhead : Open University Press, 2006.

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:

Introduction: social practice of adult literacy, numeracy and language / Mary Hamilton, Yvonne Hillier and Lyn Tett -- Significance of a social practice view of language, literacy and numeracy / David Barton -- How could a socio-cultural approach to literacy, language and numeracy inform policy? / Ursula Howard -- Adult literacies and social inclusion: practice, research and policy in Scotland / Lyn Tett -- Aligning socio-cultural and critical approaches to multilingual literacy research / Elsa Auerbach -- Language, literacy and bilingualism: connecting theory, policy and practice / Celia Roberts -- Literacy, language and bilingualism / Mahendra Verma -- Power of numbers: research agendas in a number-saturated world / Mike Baynham -- Socio-cultural approach to adult numeracy: issues for policy and practice / Diana Coben -- Measuring up: practitioners researching numeracy / Mark Baxter, Eamonn Leddy, Liz Richards, Alison Tomlin and Topo Wresniwiro -- Education for all: the globalization of learning targets / Harvey Goldstein -- Tests and ptarmigan / Peter Lavender -- Performance measurement within adult literacy, language and numeracy: practitioners' perspectives / Jay Derrick -- Crossing borders - and back again: a life of building bridges, squaring circles and living literacy as social practice / Juliet Merrifield -- Exploring possibilities in the boundaries / Mary Norton -- Crossing boundaries or boundary crossings: from practice to research and research to practice / Yvonne Hillier.