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Why literacy matters : understanding the effects of literacy education for adults  Cover Image Book Book

Why literacy matters : understanding the effects of literacy education for adults / [Ralf St. Clair].

St. Clair, Ralf. (Author).

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  • ISBN: 9781862014503
  • ISBN: 1862014507
  • Physical Description: vii, 216 p. ; 24 cm.
  • Publisher: Leicester : National Institute of Adult Continuing Education, c2010.

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Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 197-211) and index.
Subject: Adult education.

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Vancouver Community College.

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Broadway Library LC 5215 S743 2010 (Text) 33109009376856 Stacks Volume hold Available -

Acknowledgements vii
Introduction 1(10)
PART ONE HOW CAN WE THINK ABOUT THE EFFECTS OF LITERACY EDUCATION?
11(68)
Chapter One Three ways to look at literacy: A brief review
13(20)
Chapter Two Literacies as capabilities
33(12)
Chapter Three Understanding outcomes
45(17)
Chapter Four Measuring matters
62(17)
PART TWO REVIEWING THE EVIDENCE
79(88)
Chapter Five The literate mind
81(18)
Chapter Six Economic effects
99(17)
Chapter Seven Literacy and health
116(16)
Chapter Eight Family values
132(16)
Chapter Nine Social and political impacts
148(19)
PART THREE REFLECTIONS AND CONCLUSIONS
167(30)
Chapter Ten Literacy matters
169(14)
Chapter Eleven Implications for adult literacy education policy and practice
183(14)
References 197(15)
Index 212


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