@inbook{5f3334aa2dcf412e8dfc6b9fdcaae263,
title = "Adult literacies",
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.",
keywords = "adult literacy, literacy learner, literacy practice, learner identity, scottish executive",
author = "Lyn Tett",
year = "2013",
month = jan,
day = "1",
doi = "10.1007/978-94-6209-335-5_21",
language = "English",
isbn = "9789462093331",
series = "International Issues in Adult Education",
publisher = "Sense Publishers",
pages = "275--283",
editor = "Peter Mayo",
booktitle = "Learning with Adults",
address = "Netherlands",
}