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ERIC Number: EJ309417
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1984
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Literacy in Three Metaphors.
Scribner, Sylvia
American Journal of Education, v93 n1 p6-21 Nov 1984
Discusses differing meanings of literacy implicit in three metaphors, each rooted in assumptions about the social motivations for literacy, the nature of existing literacy practices, and judgments about which practices are critical for individual and social enhancement. Provides a study of the social meaning of literacy in a traditional society. (RDN)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Definitions, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Functional Literacy, Literacy, Power Structure, Social Values
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Liberia
Note: Theme issue with title "The Development of Literacy in the American Schools."