| Description |
1 online resource (182 pages) |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 163-176) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Marxism: a revolutionary perspective -- Conservatives and social democratic liberal perspectives -- Postmodernist perspectives -- Fashioning a language of critique -- Conservative discourse and literacy practice -- Social democratic liberal discourse and literacy practice -- Radical discourse and literacy practice -- Marxist discourse and literacy practice -- Conclusions. |
| Summary |
This engaging text explores discourses involved in the teaching of literacy which can be conceptualised as deriving from the political left. The concept of a left and a right in politics are fully defined and a unique analytical framework is introduced to examine and categorise perspectives for teaching literacy. The book creates a language of critique for methods advocated from liberal, left-leaning sources within the field of education and connects them to left political agendas that aspire to either reform or revolution to change and improve society. These left approaches are then cont. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Literacy -- Political aspects.
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Literacy -- Political aspects. |
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Literacy. |
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Right and left (Political science)
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Right and left (Political science) |
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Ideology.
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Ideology. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Lambirth, Andrew, 1959- Literacy on the left. London ; New York : Continuum, ©2010 9781441106988 (DLC) 2010033858 (OCoLC)657602774 |
| ISBN |
9781441155474 (electronic book) |
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1441155473 (electronic book) |
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1283066718 |
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9781283066716 |
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9781441106988 |
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1441106987 |
| Standard No. |
9786613066718 |
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