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Author: Mary Hamilton (Lancaster University, UK)
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint: Routledge
Weight: 0.520kg
ISBN: 9780415686150
ISBN 10: 0415686156
Pages: 178
Publication Date: 19 July 2012
Audience:
College/higher education
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Tertiary & Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
'Mary Hamilton brings to the project of refining our understanding of literacy and challenging simplistic assumptions, her own deeper analysis of policy, her experience of teaching and learning practices in adult literacy in the UK and also her study of popular ã media representations of literacy. Essential reading not only for those still bound up in the popular imagination about literacy but also for those who have been working in the field but can still benefit from such an account byã a seasoned writer capable of bringing together different fields, different theories, different `discourses of the imagination'.' Brian Street, Emeritus Professor, King's College London, UK
'Mary Hamilton brings to the project of refining our understanding of literacy and challenging simplistic assumptions, her own deeper analysis of policy, her experience of teaching and learning practices in adult literacy in the UK and also her study of popular media representations of literacy. Essential reading not only for those still bound up in the popular imagination about literacy but also for those who have been working in the field but can still benefit from such an account by a seasoned writer capable of bringing together different fields, different theories, different 'discourses of the imagination'.' Brian Street, Emeritus Professor, King's College London, UK
'Mary Hamilton brings to the project of refining our understanding of literacy and challenging simplistic assumptions, her own deeper analysis of policy, her experience of teaching and learning practices in adult literacy in the UK and also her study of popular media representations of literacy. Essential reading not only for those still bound up in the popular imagination about literacy but also for those who have been working in the field but can still benefit from such an account by a seasoned writer capable of bringing together different fields, different theories, different ‘discourses of the imagination’.' Brian Street, Emeritus Professor, King's College London, UK
'Mary Hamilton brings to the project of refining our understanding of literacy and challenging simplistic assumptions, her own deeper analysis of policy, her experience of teaching and learning practices in adult literacy in the UK and also her study of popular media representations of literacy. Essential reading not only for those still bound up in the popular imagination about literacy but also for those who have been working in the field but can still benefit from such an account by a seasoned writer capable of bringing together different fields, different theories, different `discourses of the imagination'.' Brian Street, Emeritus Professor, King's College London, UK
Author Information
Mary Hamilton is Professor of Adult Learning and Literacy in the Department of Educational Research, Lancaster University, U.K; Associate Director of the Lancaster Literacy Research Centre and a founder member of the Research and Practice in Adult Literacy (RaPAL) network. She researches, publishes and teaches in the field of literacy Studies, discourse, policy and change.
