The Value of Literacy Practices

Autor/inn/en	Esposito, Lucio; Kebede, Bereket; Maddox, Bryan
Titel	The Value of Literacy Practices
Quelle	In: Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education, 45 (2015) 3, S.363-380 (18 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0305-7925
DOI	10.1080/03057925.2013.862019
Schlagwörter	Literacy; Educational Research; Educational Policy; Adult Literacy; Literacy Education; Educational Practices; Foreign Countries; Correlation; Preferences; Cross Cultural Studies; Decision Making; Curriculum Development; Case Studies; Focus Groups; Interviews; Surveys; Statistical Analysis; Mozambique + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Alphabetisierung; Schreib- und Lesefähigkeit; Bildungsforschung; Pädagogische Forschung; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Bildungspraxis; Ausland; Korrelation; Cultural comparison; Kulturvergleich; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung; Curriculum; Development; Curriculumentwicklung; Lehrplan; Entwicklung; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Statistische Analyse; Mosambik
Abstract	The concepts of literacy events and practices have received considerable attention in educational research and policy. In comparison, the question of value, that is, "which literacy practices do people most value?" has been neglected. With the current trend of cross-cultural adult literacy assessment, it is increasingly important to recognise locally valued literacy practices. In this paper we argue that measuring preferences and weighting of literacy practices provides an empirical and democratic basis for decisions in literacy assessment and curriculum development and could inform rapid educational adaptation to changes in the literacy environment. The paper examines the methodological basis for investigating literacy values and its potential to inform cross-cultural literacy assessments. The argument is illustrated with primary data from Mozambique. The correlation between individual values and respondents' socio-economic and demographic characteristics is explored. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01