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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.

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

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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.

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Foreword vii
Stephen Reder
Contributors xi
Dedication and acknowledgements xiv
Abbreviations xv
1 Introduction: Social Practice of Adult Literacy, Numeracy and Language
1
Mary Hamilton, Yvonne Hillier and Lyn Tett
Section One: Literacies as Situated Social Practice
2 Significance of a Social Practice View of Language, Literacy and Numeracy
21(10)
David Barton
3 How Could a Socio-cultural Approach to Literacy, Language and Numeracy Inform Policy?
31(11)
Ursula Howard
4 Adult Literacies and Social Inclusion: Practice, Research and Policy in Scotland
42(13)
Lyn Tett
Section Two: Literacy, Language and Multilingualism
5 Aligning Socio-cultural and Critical Approaches to Multilingual Literacy Research
55(12)
Elsa Auerbach
6 Language, Literacy and Bilingualism: Connecting Theory, Policy and Practice
67(10)
Celia Roberts
7 Literacy, Language and Bilingualism
77(10)
Mahendra Verma
Section Three: The Politics of Numbers
8 Power of Numbers: Research Agendas in a Number-saturated World
87(9)
Mike Baynham
9 Social–Cultural Approach to Adult Numeracy: Issues for Policy and Practice
96(12)
Diana Coben
10 Measuring Up: Practitioners Researching Numeracy
108(13)
Mark Baxter, Eamonn Leddy, Liz Richards, Alison Tomlin and Topo Wresniwiro
Section Four: Measuring and Assessing Adult Literacy, Numeracy and Language
11 Education For All: The Globalization of Learning Targets
121(10)
Harvey Goldstein
12 Tests and Ptarmigan
131(10)
Peter Lavender
13 Performance Measurement within Adult Literacy, Language and Numeracy: Practitioners' Perspectives
141(12)
Jay Derrick
Section Five: Crossing Boundaries: Facilitating Interactions
14 Crossing Borders – and Back Again: A Life of Building Bridges, Squaring Circles and Living Literacy as Social Practice
153(9)
Juliet Merrifield
15 Exploring Possibilities in the Boundaries
162(13)
Mary Norton
16 Crossing Boundaries or Boundary Crossings: From Practice to Research and Research to Practice
175(10)
Yvonne Hillier
Index 185

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