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contents Literacy for Sustainable Development in the Age of Information. Language and Education Library 14. Rassool, Naz Adjustment (to Environment) Adult Basic Education Adult Literacy Citizenship Education Communication Skills Competence Computer Literacy Computer Uses in Education Cultural Context Definitions Democracy Democratic Values Developed Nations Developing Nations Economic Development Educational Environment Educational History Educational Needs Educational Policy Educational Trends English Experiential Learning Functional Literacy Global Approach Individual Power Information Literacy Information Technology International Educational Exchange Internet Literacy Education Mass Instruction Needs Assessment Nongovernmental Organizations Outcomes of Education Policy Formation Political Power Political Socialization Power Structure Reading Skills Role of Education Social Change Social Development Sustainable Development Technological Advancement Theory Practice Relationship Trend Analysis Womens Education This book examines literacy for sustainable development in the age of information. It begins by discussing the relationship between literacy and hegemony, social policy, national language policy, colonial relations, and postcolonial realities. Also discussed in the introduction are views and definitions of literacy and considerations in mapping a typology of literacy. Part 1 explores the theoretical frameworks of literacy and the disparate ways literacy has featured in academic discourse. Part 2, which focuses on older literacy discourses and practices within the framework of the nation-state, contains chapters devoted to the following issues: (1) literacy as a social practice in terms of its relationship with institutions, political systems, structures, and processes within the nation-state; (2) historical links between literacy and social development; and (3) lessons from the mass literacy campaigns that featured in the drive for modernization in the 1970s. Part 3, which considers the impact of globalization on literacy concepts and definitions, addresses the following topics: (1) technological and cultural transformations; (2) changing definitions of "text" within the information society; (3) conceptualizing literacy, knowledge, and power in the information society; and (4) moving toward "communicative competence" for democratic participation in the information society. (Ten tables/figures are included. The bibliography lists 317 references.) (MN)
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spellingShingle Literacy for Sustainable Development in the Age of Information. Language and Education Library 14.
Rassool, Naz
Adjustment (to Environment)
Adult Basic Education
Adult Literacy
Citizenship Education
Communication Skills
Competence
Computer Literacy
Computer Uses in Education
Cultural Context
Definitions
Democracy
Democratic Values
Developed Nations
Developing Nations
Economic Development
Educational Environment
Educational History
Educational Needs
Educational Policy
Educational Trends
English
Experiential Learning
Functional Literacy
Global Approach
Individual Power
Information Literacy
Information Technology
International Educational Exchange
Internet
Literacy Education
Mass Instruction
Needs Assessment
Nongovernmental Organizations
Outcomes of Education
Policy Formation
Political Power
Political Socialization
Power Structure
Reading Skills
Role of Education
Social Change
Social Development
Sustainable Development
Technological Advancement
Theory Practice Relationship
Trend Analysis
Womens Education
Literacy for Sustainable Development in the Age of Information. Language and Education Library 14. Rassool, Naz Adjustment (to Environment) Adult Basic Education Adult Literacy Citizenship Education Communication Skills Competence Computer Literacy Computer Uses in Education Cultural Context Definitions Democracy Democratic Values Developed Nations Developing Nations Economic Development Educational Environment Educational History Educational Needs Educational Policy Educational Trends English Experiential Learning Functional Literacy Global Approach Individual Power Information Literacy Information Technology International Educational Exchange Internet Literacy Education Mass Instruction Needs Assessment Nongovernmental Organizations Outcomes of Education Policy Formation Political Power Political Socialization Power Structure Reading Skills Role of Education Social Change Social Development Sustainable Development Technological Advancement Theory Practice Relationship Trend Analysis Womens Education This book examines literacy for sustainable development in the age of information. It begins by discussing the relationship between literacy and hegemony, social policy, national language policy, colonial relations, and postcolonial realities. Also discussed in the introduction are views and definitions of literacy and considerations in mapping a typology of literacy. Part 1 explores the theoretical frameworks of literacy and the disparate ways literacy has featured in academic discourse. Part 2, which focuses on older literacy discourses and practices within the framework of the nation-state, contains chapters devoted to the following issues: (1) literacy as a social practice in terms of its relationship with institutions, political systems, structures, and processes within the nation-state; (2) historical links between literacy and social development; and (3) lessons from the mass literacy campaigns that featured in the drive for modernization in the 1970s. Part 3, which considers the impact of globalization on literacy concepts and definitions, addresses the following topics: (1) technological and cultural transformations; (2) changing definitions of "text" within the information society; (3) conceptualizing literacy, knowledge, and power in the information society; and (4) moving toward "communicative competence" for democratic participation in the information society. (Ten tables/figures are included. The bibliography lists 317 references.) (MN)
title Literacy for Sustainable Development in the Age of Information. Language and Education Library 14.
topic Adjustment (to Environment)
Adult Basic Education
Adult Literacy
Citizenship Education
Communication Skills
Competence
Computer Literacy
Computer Uses in Education
Cultural Context
Definitions
Democracy
Democratic Values
Developed Nations
Developing Nations
Economic Development
Educational Environment
Educational History
Educational Needs
Educational Policy
Educational Trends
English
Experiential Learning
Functional Literacy
Global Approach
Individual Power
Information Literacy
Information Technology
International Educational Exchange
Internet
Literacy Education
Mass Instruction
Needs Assessment
Nongovernmental Organizations
Outcomes of Education
Policy Formation
Political Power
Political Socialization
Power Structure
Reading Skills
Role of Education
Social Change
Social Development
Sustainable Development
Technological Advancement
Theory Practice Relationship
Trend Analysis
Womens Education
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