Literacy in the Lives of Working-Class Adults in Australia: Dominant Versus Local Voices

by Stephen Black

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Adopting a 'social practice' approach to literacy research based on ethnographic methods, this book provides a strong critique of dominant understandings of the role of literacy in the lives of adults in Australia. It explores how groups of working-class adults can manage the literacy practices of their everyday lives by drawing on social networks of support. It is based on research conducted by the author over a forty-year career in adult literacy...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:1350378119

ISBN13:9781350378117

Release Date:June 2025

Publisher:Bloomsbury Academic

Length:240 Pages

Weight:1.00 lbs.

Dimensions:1.0" x 6.1" x 9.2"

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