Comings / Garner / Smith The Annual Review of Adult Learning and Literacy, Volume 2

1. Auflage 2001
ISBN: 978-0-7879-5995-1
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 320 Seiten, E-Book

This is an encompassing review that addresses all aspects ofliteracy (reading, numeracy, and technological literacy, forexample) with a global perspective. It connects the objectives ofliteracy education with broader areas of social welfare, includinghealth, employment and political and economic empowerment.
The second volume in a new annual series, this unique publicationfor practitioners in the field of adult learning and literacycollects in one yearly volume the best new knowledge and practiceadvances identified by the prestigious, Harvard-based andfederally-funded literacy center, NCSALL. A single, "user-friendly"source for information on best practices in the field of adultlearning & literacy.
The editors' introduction in each volume covers news from the worldof policy and research, while six distinguished writers andpractitioners contribute articles on the most pressing topics inadult literacy. Each volume also includes annotated reviews of thebest books and key journal articles published in the past year.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Comings, John

Garner, Barbara

Smith, Cristine

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword (Israel Mendoza).
Preface.
The Editors.
The Contributors.
1 The Year 1999 in Review (Dave Speights).
2 Making Sense of Critical Pedagogy in Adult Literacy Education(Sophie C. Degener).
3 Research in Writing: Implications for Adult Literacy Education(Marilyn K. Gillespie).
4 Time to Reframe Politics and Practices in CorrectionalEducation (Stefan LoBuglio).
5 Building Professional Development Systems in Adult BasicEducation: Lessons from the Field (Alisa Belzer, CassandraDrennon, Cristine Smith).
6 Adult Learning and Literacy in Canada (LindaShohet).
7 Organizational Development and Its Implications for AdultBasic Education Programs (Marcia Drew Hohn).
Resources on Organizational Development (Marcia DrewHohn).
Name Index.
Subject Index.

Über Autor(innen)

NATIONAL CENTER FOR STUDENT AND ADULT LEARNING AND LITERACY comprises the Harvard Graduate School of Education, World Education, the University of Tennessee, Rutgers University, and Portland State University. NCSALL is funded by the U.S. Department of Education through its Office of Educational Research and Improvement.