Literacy, Lives and Learning
Demonstrating what it is like to be an adult learner in todayas world, this book focuses on language, literacy and numeracy learning. The authors explore the complex relationship between learning and adultsa lives, following a wide range of individual students in various formal learning situations, from college environments to a young homeless project, and a drug support and aftercare centre. The study is rooted in a social practices approach and examines how peopleas lives shape their learning. Themes addressed range from: how literacy is learned through participation and how barriers such as violence and ill-health impact on peopleas lives. Based on a major research project and detailed, reflexive and collaborative methodology, the book describes a coherent strategy of communication and impact which will have a direct effect on policy and practiceAs this was a drop-in session, students were free to attend when they wanted. ... There were maths artefacts in the space including posters showing multiplication tables, number posters, sets of scales ... Kay prepared the tables and set out materials whilst the students collected their worksheets and learning plan folders.
| Title | : | Literacy, Lives and Learning |
| Author | : | David Barton, Roz Ivanic, Yvon Appleby, Rachel Hodge, Karin Tusting |
| Publisher | : | Routledge - 2012-11-12 |
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