Adult Literacy In Britain

Author : Dominic Selwood
Publisher : Constable
Page : 548 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2021-09-23
Category : History
ISBN : 9781472131881

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Anatomy of a Nation by Dominic Selwood Pdf

From an obscure, misty archipelago on the fringes of the Roman world to history's largest empire and originator of the world's mongrel, magpie language - this is Britain's past. But, today, Britain is experiencing an acute trauma of identity, pulled simultaneously towards its European, Atlantic and wider heritages. To understand the dislocation and collapse, we must look back: to Britain's evolution, achievements, complexities and tensions. In a ground-breaking new take on British identity, historian and barrister Dominic Selwood explores over 950,000 years of British history by examining 50 documents that tell the story of what makes Britain unique. Some of these documents are well-known. Most are not. Each reveal something important about Britain and its people. From Anglo-Saxon poetry, medieval folk music and the first Valentine's Day letter to the origin of computer code, Hitler's kill list of prominent Britons, the Sex Pistols' graphic art and the Brexit referendum ballot paper, Anatomy of a Nation reveals a Britain we have never seen before. People are at the heart of the story: a female charioteer queen from Wetwang, a plague surviving graffiti artist, a drunken Bible translator, outlandish Restoration rakehells, canting criminals, the eccentric fathers of modern typography and the bankers who caused the finance crisis. Selwood vividly blends human stories with the selected 50 documents to bring out the startling variety and complexity of Britain's achievements and failures in a fresh and incisive insight into the British psyche. This is history the way it is supposed to be told: a captivating and entertaining account of the people that built Britain.

Author : Lucy Jenks
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2024-05-11
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1420994465

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Adult Literacy by Lucy Jenks Pdf

Author : Uta Papen
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 175 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2005-09-22
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781134260232

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Adult Literacy as Social Practice by Uta Papen Pdf

With a radically new perspective on reading, writing and mathematics for adults, this refreshing and challenging book shows how teachers and curriculum developers have much to gain from understanding the role of literacy in learners' lives, bringing in their families, social networks and jobs. Looking at the practicalities of how teachers and students can work with social practice in mind, Adult Literacy as Social Practice is particularly focused on: * how a social theory of literacy and numeracy compares with other theoretical perspectives * how to analyze reading and writing in everyday life using the concepts of social literacy as analytical tools, and what this tells us about learners' teaching needs * what is actually happening in adult basic education and how literacy is really being taught * professional development. With major policy initiatives coming into force, this is the essential guide for teachers and curriculum developers through this area, offering one-stop coverage of the key concepts without the need for finding materials from far-scattered sources.

Author : University of Reading. Centre for the Teaching of Reading
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 37 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1973
Category : Literacy
ISBN : 0704903938

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Directory of adult literacy instruction programmes in England by University of Reading. Centre for the Teaching of Reading Pdf

Author : Lyn Tett,Mary Hamilton,Yvonne Hillier
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Education (UK)
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2006-06-16
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780335228034

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EBOOK: Adult Literacy, Numeracy and Language: Policy, Practice and Research by Lyn Tett,Mary Hamilton,Yvonne Hillier Pdf

This book explores the social practice of literacy, numeracy and language and its implications for teaching and learning adult basic skills. Leading international experts argue that literacy, numeracy and language are more than just a set of skills or techniques, but are shaped by the social and cultural context within which they are taking place; the meanings they have for users; and the purposes they serve. This shifts the focus from a narrow, functional and externally imposed definition of literacy, numeracy and language learning, to more open and numerous definitions that focus on what people do with their knowledge, understanding and skills in a range of contexts. Adult Literacy, Numeracy and Language shows how the social practice approach to learning and teaching can be used to develop more inclusive views of adult literacy, numeracy and language. Bringing together the views of researchers, policy makers and practitioners, it helps readers to develop an understanding of contemporary policy developments and encourages them to examine their own practice as adult basic education teachers, in order to respond more effectively to the needs of their students. This book is a valuable resource for practitioners, researchers and students on courses in adult and continuing education (particularly basic skills), postgraduate students, and researchers in the field of post-compulsory education.

Author : Great Britain. Central Office of Information. Reference Division,British Information Services
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 60 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1964
Category : Education
ISBN : UVA:X030463286

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Britain and Education in the Commonwealth by Great Britain. Central Office of Information. Reference Division,British Information Services Pdf

Author : Richard Aldrich,Dennis Dean,Peter Gordon
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 343 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2013-05-13
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781134722617

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Education and Policy in England in the Twentieth Century by Richard Aldrich,Dennis Dean,Peter Gordon Pdf

In the 1990s education has become one of the major social and political questions of the day. This book has been written to provide an authoritative guide to the issues which underlie the formulation of educational policy. It stands both as a substantial historical study in its own right and as an essential background and introduction to the current educational debate.

Author : Great Britain. Central Office of Information. Reference Division
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 56 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1959
Category : Education
ISBN : STANFORD:36105129628025

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Education in the UK Dependencies by Great Britain. Central Office of Information. Reference Division Pdf

Author : Joyce Goodman,Gary McCulloch,WILLIAM RICHARDSON
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2013-09-13
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781317991472

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Social Change in the History of British Education by Joyce Goodman,Gary McCulloch,WILLIAM RICHARDSON Pdf

This work provides an overall review and analysis of the history of education and of its key research priorities in the British context. It investigates the extent to which education has contributed historically to social change in Britain, how it has itself been moulded by society, and the needs and opportunities that remain for further research in this general area. Contributors review the strengths and limitations of the historical literature on social change in British education over the past forty years, ascertain what this literature tells us about the relationship between education and social change, and map areas and themes for future historical research. They consider both formal and informal education, different levels and stages of the education system, the process and experience of education, and regional and national perspectives. They also engage with broader discussions about theory and methodology. The collection covers a large amount of historical territory, from the sixteenth century to the present, including the emergence of the learned professions, the relationship between society and the economy, the role of higher technological education, the historical experiences of Ireland, Scotland and Wales, the social significance of teaching and learning, and the importance of social class, gender, ethnicity, and disability. It involves personal biography no less than broad national and international movements in its considerations. This book will be a major contribution to research as well as a general resource in the history and historiography of education in Britain.

Author : Richard Taylor,Kathleen Rockhill,Roger Fieldhouse
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2018-11-13
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780429771934

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University Adult Education in England and the USA by Richard Taylor,Kathleen Rockhill,Roger Fieldhouse Pdf

Originally published in 1985 this book is a critique and comparison of the nature, structure and provision of university adult education in England and the USA. The focus is both contemporary (twentieth century) and historical and is interdisciplinary, involving both social scientific and historical modes of enquiry and analysis. A central concern of the book is the liberal tradition as it has operated in its different ways and the erosion of this tradition and its consequences for the contemporary structure of university adult education form a large part of the book's discussion.

Author : Tom Steele,Richard Taylor
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2011-04-21
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781441169433

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British Labour and Higher Education, 1945 to 2000 by Tom Steele,Richard Taylor Pdf

Higher education provision is an essential component (socially as well as economically) of modern social structures. British Labour and Higher Education focuses on the development of Labour policy on higher education from 1945 to 2000. It analyses the rapid expansion and series of fundamental transformations in higher education and Labour's part in both shaping and reacting to them. The authors explore the historical evolution and Labour's varying policy initiatives in the period, and question the place higher education has occupied in the various strands of Labour ideology. As always with 'Labourism', perspectives are contentious and contested, spanning the centralist 'Fabians', the liberal moralists, and the socialist left. How far, if at all, have Labour's policy stances in this area confronted the elite social reproduction functions of universities or the instrumentalist needs of corporate capitalism? Has this policy evolution given concrete evidence to support Ralph Miliband's pessimistic assessment of 'Labourism' as a political formation structurally unable to confront capitalist social structures, or to see a viable 'Third Way', as advocated by New Labour?

Author : Jane Mace
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2003-08-29
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781134919628

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Talking About Literacy by Jane Mace Pdf

Talking about Literacy re-examines dominant notions of what litreracy is, and challenges the problem-solution reflex to the issue (the problem is illiteracy: the solution is more literacy). Literacy has enormous emotional and political associations, and the job of literacy educator often concerns changing attitudes and challenging prejudices - whether in the form of publicity strategies, counselling new students, or in curriculum design. In short, adult literacy education means not only teaching courses like 'fresh start', 'basic skills', 'study skills', 'communication skills', 'language support' and 'return to study', but also designing strategies to encourage people to see that these courses may meet their own interests - and educating them and others to rethink their own negative attitudes to 'illiteracy'. The book looks in detail in at five principles put forward by Jane Mace as central to the education of people who often can read, but wish they could read better; who, technically can write, but have a desire to do so with more expression and coherence. These principles focus on five themes: context, inquiy, authorship, equality and community. Since it is all too easy for literacy education involving adults who do not have formal qualifications to stop short of teaching techniques for 'correct' writing, these principles mean taking seriously a view that adult students are writers as well as readers - that they have an entitlement to be read, as well as to read others.

Author : David Barton
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 7 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2024-05-11
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1110258793

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Linking Research and Practice by David Barton Pdf

Author : Brookfield, Stephen
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Education (UK)
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1986-06-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780335152261

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Understanding And Facilitating Adult Learning by Brookfield, Stephen Pdf

This book provides a critical examination of the myths surrounding adult education and its practice.

Author : Peter Jarvis
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2005-06-21
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781134920815

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Adult Education and the State by Peter Jarvis Pdf

First published in 1993. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.