The making of literate societes/
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Oxford:
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2001
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Table of Contents:
- Part I: On being a literate society: conceptual and historical perspectives on literacy, 1 Conceptualizing literacy as a personal skill and as a social practice, 2 The roles of literacy practices in the activities and instistutions of developed and developing countries, 3 Societal literacy: writing culture and development, 4 Literacy in ancient Greece: functional literacy, oral education and the development of a literate environment, 5 Literacy in Germany, 6 Literacy in Japan: Kanji, Kana, Romaji, and bits, Part II. On becoming a literate society: literacy in developing societies, a African case studies, 7 Language, literacy, the production and reproduction of knowledge, and the challenge of African development, 8 Literacy and literature in indigenous languages in Benin and Burkin -Faso, 9 Constructive interdependence: the response of a Senegalese community to the question of why become literate, 10 Literacy for Gonja and Birifor children in Norther Ghana, b Central and South American case studies, 11 Literacy and intercultural bilingual education in the Andes, 12 The uses of orality and literacy in Rural Mexico: tales from Xaltipan, c Asian case studies, 13 Developing a literate tradition in six Marginal communities in the Philippines:interrelations of literacy, education, and social development, 14 Issues of literacy development in the Indian context, 15 Women and empowerment through literacy, Part III. Conclusion: from research to policy, 16 Literacy and social development: policy and implementation.