1st Edition
World Literacy How Countries Rank and Why It Matters
Contents
Preface
Chapter 1 Keys to the Kingdom: The Long Struggle for Literacy
Chapter 2 What Is Literacy? The Challenge of Framing the Problem
Chapter 3 The Rise and Decline of Measured Reading Ability – National Winners and Losers
Chapter 4 The Crisis of Elementary Schooling – Literacy’s Training Ground
Chapter 5 The Crisis of Secondary and Post-Secondary Schooling – Literacy’s Practice Field and Proving Ground
Chapter 6 Supporting Literate Cultures – The Past, Present, and Future of Libraries, Bookstores, and Newspapers
Chapter 7 Skill versus Will: Important Lessons for Policy
Chapter 8 Are Books Obsolete? Examining Trends in Media Use
Chapter 9 Overcoming the SES/Literacy Relationships – Making Exceptions the Rule
Chapter 10 The Future of the Knowledge-Based Economy and Change in the
World Order
Biography
John W. (Jack) Miller is President of Central Connecticut State University, USA. His work has been funded by state, federal, and private agencies, including the Department of Defense, the Department of Education, Bell South Foundation, and the Foundation for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education. He conducts a widely disseminated annual study of America’s Most Literate Cities.
Michael C. McKenna is Thomas G. Jewell Professor of Reading at the University of Virginia, USA. His research has been sponsored by the National Reading Research Center (NRRC) and the Center for the Improvement of Early Reading Achievement (CIERA). He is the co-winner of the Edward Fry Book Award and the American Library Association’s Award for Outstanding Academic Books.
