1st Edition
Literacy, Lives and Learning
192 Pages
by
Routledge
192 Pages
by
Routledge
192 Pages
by
Routledge
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Demonstrating what it is like to be an adult learner in today’s world, this book focuses on language, literacy and numeracy learning. The authors explore the complex relationship between learning and adults’ lives, following a wide range of individual students in various formal learning situations, from college environments to a young homeless project, and a drug support and aftercare centre.... Read more
Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 The Context of Adults’ Learning; Chapter 3 Literacy, Lives and Learning as Social Practice; Chapter 4 Situating Adult Learners’ Lives; Chapter 5 A Collaborative and Responsive Methodology; Chapter 6 Literacies in People’s Lives; Chapter 7 Literacy and Learning for Life Purposes; Chapter 8 WAys of Part Icipating in Classes; Chapter 9 The Negotiation of Teaching and Learning in Classes; Chapter 10 What People Bring to Learning Settings; Chapter 11 The Negotiation of Learning in Community Settings; Chapter 12 Life Careers; Chapter 13 Towards a Social Practice Pedagogy;
Biography
David Barton, Roz Ivanic, Yvon Appleby, Rachel Hodge and Karin Tusting have worked together on a range of projects based in the Literacy Research Centre at Lancaster University. Key titles by the authors include Local Literacies (Routledge, 1998), Situated Literacies (Routledge, 1999) and Beyond Communities of Practice
