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

By (author) Dr 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 education, featuring the voices of varied adult groups, including: prisoners, the long-term unemployed, local council workers, manufacturing workers, adult literacy students, marginalised young people, vocational students, and patients living with a chronic illness (type 2 diabetes). Each chapter explains how dominant society views these adult groups in relation to literacy, and provides a qualitative examination at the local level of how members of these groups manage the literacy practices of their everyday lives.

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Normally shipped | This title will be printed on demand for your order. Delivery will be 6 weeks or less.
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Published date | 26 Jun 2025
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Format | Paperback / softback
Pages | 240
Dimensions | 232 x 154 x 14mm (L x W x H)
Weight | 360g
ISBN | 978-1-3503-7811-7
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BISAC | education / adult & continuing education

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