Adult literacies

Lyn Tett

doi:10.1007/978-94-6209-335-5_21

Adult literacies

Lyn Tett

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Abstract

Definitions of what it means to be literate are always shifting. The common way to think about literacy is by seeing it as a ladder that people climb up. This begins at school where children are ranked according to their examinable achievements and adult literacy is the extension of the process in post-school contexts.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Learning with Adults
Subtitle of host publication	A Reader
Editors	Peter Mayo
Publisher	Sense Publishers
Chapter	21
Pages	275-283
Number of pages	9
ISBN (Electronic)	9789462093355
ISBN (Print)	9789462093331, 9789462093348
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6209-335-5_21
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2013

Publication series

Name	International Issues in Adult Education
Publisher	Sense Publishers
Volume	13

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 4 Quality Education

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Adult literacies

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