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ERIC Number: EJ514582
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1995
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ISSN: ISSN-0010-0994
Accumulating Literacy: Writing and Learning to Write in the Twentieth Century.
Brandt, Deborah
College English, v57 n6 p649-68 Oct 1995
Suggests that literate ability at the end of the 20th century may best be measured as a person's capacity to amalgamate new reading and writing practices in response to rapid social change. Reviews preliminary reflections on a study of 65 Americans who were asked to answer questions about their own literacy development. (TB)
Descriptors: Change, Higher Education, Interviews, Literacy, Technological Advancement, Writing Research
Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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