Literacy by Design, Not by Default: Social Capital's Role in Literacy Learning.

Falk, Ian

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ERIC Number: EJ634535

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 2001

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Literacy by Design, Not by Default: Social Capital's Role in Literacy Learning.

Falk, Ian

Journal of Research in Reading, v24 n3 p313-23 Oct 2001

Argues the significance of social capital in the literacy learning process and discusses the roles and effects of various elements of social capital, such as networks and trust. Presents an illustrative case study to show how the knowledge and identity resources drawn on during learning interactions rely as much for their success on identity-shifting as they do on skills and knowledge. (SG)

Descriptors: Case Studies, Higher Education, Identification (Psychology), Learning Processes, Lifelong Learning, Literacy, Role, Social Capital, Social Influences

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative

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Language: English

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Note: Special Issue: Literacy, Home and Community.