Adult literacy, numeracy and language: policy, practice and research/

Other Authors: Hamilton, Mary,, Hillier, Yvonne
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Miadenhead, Berkshire ; New York: Open Univerasity Press:
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Social practice of adult literacy, numeracy and language / Mary Hamilton, Yvonne Hillier, Lyn Tett
  • Significance of a social practice view of language, literacy and numeracy / David Barton
  • How could a socio-cultural approach to literacy, language and numeracy inform policy? / Ursula Howard
  • Adult literacies and social inclusion : practice, research and policy in Scotland / Lyn Tett
  • Aligning socio-cultural and critical approaches to multilingual literacy research / Elsa Auerbach
  • Language, literacy and bilingualism : connecting theory, policy and practice / Celia Roberts
  • Literacy, language and bilingualism / Mahendra Verma
  • Power of numbers : research agendas in a number-saturated world / Mike Baynham
  • Socio-cultural approach to adult numeracy : issues for policy and practice / Diana Coben
  • Measuring up : practitioners researching numeracy / Mark Baxter ... [et al.]
  • Education for all : the globalization of learning targets / Harvey Goldstein
  • Tests and ptarmigan / Peter Lavender
  • Performance measurement within adult literacy, language and numeracy : practitioners' perspectives / Jay Derrick
  • Crossing borders, and back again : a life of building bridges, squaring circles and living literacy as social practice / Juliet Merrifield
  • Exploring possibilities in the boundaries / Mary Norton
  • Crossing boundaries or boundary crossing : from practice to research and research to practice / Yvonne Hillier.