Literacy, Culture and Development: Becoming Literate in Morocco (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780521391320)

Literacy is thought to be one of the primary cultural transmitters of information and beliefs within any society where it exists. Yet, when considered as a social phenomenon, literacy is remarkably difficult to define, because its functions, meanings, and methods of learning vary from one cultural group to the next. This book compares and contrasts our understanding of literacy and its acquisition and retention. It addresses major debates in education policy today, such as the importance of "mother-tongue" literacy programs, the notion of literacy "relapse," and the concept of educational poverty. The author focuses on Moroccan children whose parents are unschooled, whose language is often different from that used in the classroom, and whose first instruction often involves rote religious instruction.

Author: Dan Wagner,Daniel A. Wagner
ISBN-10: 0521391326
ISBN-13: 9780521391320
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 01/28/1994
Pages: 396
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.50lbs
Size: 9.26h x 6.27w x 0.98d