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ERIC Number: EJ1028918
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2014
Pages: 21
Abstractor: As Provided
Reference Count: 69
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1476-7724
The Media Construction of an Adult Literacy Agenda in Canada
Walker, Judith; Rubenson, Kjell
Globalisation, Societies and Education, v12 n1 p143-163 2014
This paper explores the role of media in shaping adult literacy discourse and policy in Canada. The authors show how journalists, newspapers and other media personalities have directly and indirectly influenced (1) government and public perception of adult literacy and (2) the creation of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development's (OECD) International Adult Literacy Survey (IALS). Overall, the paper points to the crucial role of the media in the transnationalisation of government agendas and policy discourse.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adult Literacy, Agenda Setting, Mass Media Role, Educational Policy, Policy Formation, Performance Factors, News Reporting, Mass Media Effects, Public Policy, Literature Reviews, Content Analysis, Advocacy, Government Role, National Surveys, Discourse Analysis, Testing Problems, Educational Diagnosis
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Adult Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Canada