The Social Uses of Literacy : Theory and Practice in Contemporary South Africa.

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This book details the findings of a research project investigating the social uses of literacy in a range of contexts in South Africa. This approach treats literacy not simply as a set of technical skills learnt in formal education, but as social practices embedded in specific contexts, discourses a...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Prinsloo, Mastin
Otros Autores: Breier, Mignonne, Street, Brian
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam/Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub. Co., 1996.
Temas:
Literacy > Social aspects > South Africa.
Adult education > Social aspects > South Africa.
Education and state > South Africa.
Popular education > South Africa.
Éducation des adultes > Aspect social > Afrique du Sud.
Éducation > Politique gouvernementale > Afrique du Sud.
Éducation populaire > Afrique du Sud.
Adult education > Social aspects
Education and state
Literacy > Social aspects
Popular education
South Africa
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:This book details the findings of a research project investigating the social uses of literacy in a range of contexts in South Africa. This approach treats literacy not simply as a set of technical skills learnt in formal education, but as social practices embedded in specific contexts, discourses and positions. What this means is made clear through a series of fine-grained accounts of social uses and meanings of literacy in contexts ranging from the taxi industry in Cape Town, to family farms, urban settlements and displacement sites, rural land holdings, and various sites during the 1994 ele.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (287 pages)
ISBN:9789027282996
9027282994
1283222361
9781283222365

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