Literacy as a Moral Imperative: Facing the Challenges of a Pluralistic SocietyRowman & Littlefield Publishers, 8. sep. 1999 - 168 sider In this important new book on literacy and teaching practices, education scholar and former schoolteacher Rebecca Powell argues that the decisions we make about literacy in a pluralistic society are fundamentally moral ones, either supporting inequitable power relationships, or seeking to transform them. Powell explores the underlying ideological assumptions of Oschooled literacyO and examines the ways teaching practices create tensions in the lives of students—tensions that often result in alienation and educational failure, particularly among those whose cultural knowledge and language tends to be marginalized in our nationOs schools. While primarily ground in critical theory, this volume also draws from multicultural and holistic perspectives in the teaching of written and oral language and addresses the link between whole language and critical pedagogy. Thus, the text is both theoretical and practical. Powell effectively argues that literacy instruction should encourage social responsibility and civic action, should enable students and teachers to understand the transformative potential of language, and should nurture a culture of compassion and care. |
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... literate : a literacy of hope and possibility , of affirmation and acceptance ; a literacy that challenges us to look beyond our limited cultural assumptions and world- views ; a literacy that not only legitimates students ' voices but ...
... literate : a literacy of hope and possibility , of affirmation and acceptance ; a literacy that challenges us to look beyond our limited cultural assumptions and world- views ; a literacy that not only legitimates students ' voices but ...
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... literate . Indeed , in recent decades the eradication of illiteracy has be- come a national priority . Literacy has become linked to societal advancement , and schools have been charged to provide so - called equal opportunities so that ...
... literate . Indeed , in recent decades the eradication of illiteracy has be- come a national priority . Literacy has become linked to societal advancement , and schools have been charged to provide so - called equal opportunities so that ...
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... literate and some as less literate within schools , workplaces , ser- vice institutions , and elsewhere , depending upon the norms governing the discourse within that institution . It is also true that each of us is illiterate to a ...
... literate and some as less literate within schools , workplaces , ser- vice institutions , and elsewhere , depending upon the norms governing the discourse within that institution . It is also true that each of us is illiterate to a ...
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... literate populace ? I would suggest that a response to this question must involve an examina- tion of the ways in which literacy functions in our society to maintain stabil- ity and hence to perpetuate the status quo . It is interesting ...
... literate populace ? I would suggest that a response to this question must involve an examina- tion of the ways in which literacy functions in our society to maintain stabil- ity and hence to perpetuate the status quo . It is interesting ...
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... literate when he has acquired the knowledge and skills in reading and writing which enable him to engage in all those activities in which literacy is normally assumed in his culture or group . ( Gray 1956 , p . 24 ; cited in Heap 1988 ...
... literate when he has acquired the knowledge and skills in reading and writing which enable him to engage in all those activities in which literacy is normally assumed in his culture or group . ( Gray 1956 , p . 24 ; cited in Heap 1988 ...
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