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ERIC Number: EJ562140
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
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ISSN: ISSN-1035-4727
Inventing Individual Identity in the ALLP.
Beazley, Helen
Literacy and Numeracy Studies: An International Journal in the Education and Training of Adults, v7 n1 p46-62 1997
Assesses the Australian Language and Literacy Policy in terms of the metaphors and constructions of subjects it uses. Examines concepts of skill deficiency, continues learning, nonparticipation, the scourge of illiteracy, stunted growth, deprived subject, and disempowerment. (SK)
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Discourse Analysis, Foreign Countries, Literacy Education, Metaphors, Position Papers, Public Policy
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Australia; Binary Opposition; Identity (Psychological); Metonymy
Note: Journal availability: Adult Literacy Research Network, School of Adult Education, University of Technology, Sydney, P.O. Box U123, Broadway 2007, New South Wales, Australia.