ERIC Number: ED461016
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1997
Pages: 118
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ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1192-3288
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Literacy across the Curriculum, 1996-1997.
Shohet, Linda, Ed.
Literacy across the Curriculum, v12 n1-4 1996-1997
This volume consists of four issues. Issue 1 looks at some recent research on practice and is composed of these articles: "Reflection on Literacy," a summary of the World Conference on Literacy; "How Effective Is Adult Literacy Education?" that reports outcomes of Ontario Literacy Coalition studies; "UK Trends: Assessing Basic Skills at Work and Workplace Training for Non-Managers," summaries of two UK reports; "'Adcult' [sic] and Visual Literacy: Students as Beachcombers" (R. Scott Lamascus) on advertising in the writing classroom; descriptions of resources on participatory research and practice; and descriptions of educational technology. Issue 2, which looks at issues of women as learners, contains the following: "Women and Literacy"; "The Persisting Power and Costs of the Literacy Myth" (Harvey J. Graff), a comment on Literacy, Economy, and Society; "Women and Work" with classroom activities; "What Is a Feminist Curriculum?" (Kate Nonesuch); "A Feminist Perspective on Literacy Curriculum" (Fran Davis); and "Profiles of ABE [Adult Basic Education] Students: A Provincial Study." Issue 3, on social consequences of literacy, contains the following: "Social Literacies"; "The Massachusetts Workplace Education Initiative" (Bob Bickerton); "Scar-y Stories and Poems" (Francis Kazemek); "Literacy, Economy, and Society: Results of the First International Adult Education Survey (IALS)" (Brian V. Street); and "Measuring Outcomes in Volunteer Programs." Issue 4, on the complexities of literacy, includes these articles: "Visions of Literacy"; "Two Different Theoretical Approaches to Literacy and Their Implication for Adult Literacy Programs"; "Computers as Cognitive Tools"; "Double Duty Dollars: Investing in Adult Education" (Thomas G. Sticht); and "IALS: Ending the Myth of the 'Literacy Myth'" (Stan Jones). Each issue also contains "To Ponder," which provides several short pieces on various topics; book reviews; list of conferences; and announcements. Issues 1, 2, and 4 also contain a supplement, Media Focus," which focus on: "Teaching with Motion Pictures"; "Traditional versus New Television"; and "The Morphing of Media Literacy." (YLB)
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Classroom Techniques, Educational Research, Foreign Countries, Futures (of Society), Literacy Education, Models, School Business Relationship, School Community Relationship, Teaching Methods, Womens Education, Workplace Literacy
Centre for Literacy, 3040 Sherbrooke Street West, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3Z 1A4 ($16 per year). Tel: 514-931-8731; e-mail: literacycntr@dawsoncollege.qc.ca.
Publication Type: Collected Works - Serials
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Language: English
Sponsor: Human Resources Development Canada, Hull (Quebec). National Literacy Secretariat.
Authoring Institution: Centre for Literacy, Montreal (Quebec).
Identifiers - Location: Canada
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