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ERIC Number: EJ658698
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2002
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ISSN: ISSN-1052-2891
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Adult Literacy as Cultural Practice.
Sparks, Barbara
New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, n96 p59-68 Win 2002
A sociocultural approach takes into account how literacy is acquired and used in social contexts. Socially determined meanings of literacy practices and the different ways cultures are valued reflect tensions between practical consciousness and official or dominant consciousness. Literacy education should recognize literacy as a cultural practice within social relations. (Contains 22 references.) (SK)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Cultural Context, Cultural Traits, Intergroup Relations, Monolingualism, Sociocultural Patterns, Subcultures
Publication Type: Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Note: Theme: Learning and Sociocultural Contexts--Implications for Adults, Community, and Workplace Education.