1st Edition
Landscapes of Specific Literacies in Contemporary Society Exploring a social model of literacy
1. Introduction: Is practice keeping pace with policy? Gordon Ade-Ojo and Vicky Duckworth 2. Towards a functional curriculum model of social literacy: literacy for specific purposes Gordon Ade-Ojo 3. Transformational Literacies Vicky Duckworth 4. Survey Literacy Mary Hamilton 5. Expanding the academic literacies frame: implications for understanding curriculum contexts in higher education Mary R. Lea 6. Information Literacy in the workplace: generic and specific capabilities Mark Hepworth 7. Repurposing information literacy for the 21st century John Crawford 8. Moving with the times: how mobile digital literacies are changing childhood Guy Merchant 9. (Afterword): Locating adult literacy education in new places David Barton
Biography
Vicky Duckworth is Senior Lecturer and MA Co-ordinator in Post Compulsory Education and Training (PCET) and Schools’ University Lead at Edge Hill University, UK.
Gordon Ade-Ojo is Principal Lecturer, Lifelong Learning Sector Network Coordinator and co-leader of the MA education programme at the University of Greenwich, UK.
"This is a book with a social conscience, as these highlights demonstrate. It is at its best when it links the ideology of its authors with real-life practice, as it does excellently in Duckworth’s chapter. As a whole, it is sometimes dense with theory, but it is energetic, exciting, at times radical, and ultimately accessible. It is an important book for anyone involved in post-compulsory education and for everyone who is concerned with social inclusion and pedagogy."- Lucy Langley, Journal of Information Literacy, June 2015
