Rethinking Literacy Education
B. Allan Quigley
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Description for Rethinking Literacy Education
Hardcover. 1998 Winner of the Cyril O. Houle World Award for Literature in Adult Education In this thought--provoking book, Quigley offers a new view of illiteracy that starts with the learner and takes into account a broad array of work, family, and cultural considerations. Series: The Jossey-Bass higher & adult education series. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: CFC; JNP; JNU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 158 x 27. Weight in Grams: 544.
1998 Winner of the Cyril O. Houle World Award for Literature in Adult EducationIn this thought-provoking book, Quigley offers a new view of illiteracy that starts with the learner and takes into account a broad array of work, family, and cultural considerations. This guide gives adult educators and trainers working in the field concrete suggestions and alternatives for their work that they can use to shape a new philosophy of adult literacy and improve their practice.
1998 Winner of the Cyril O. Houle World Award for Literature in Adult EducationIn this thought-provoking book, Quigley offers a new view of illiteracy that starts with the learner and takes into account a broad array of work, family, and cultural considerations. This guide gives adult educators and trainers working in the field concrete suggestions and alternatives for their work that they can use to shape a new philosophy of adult literacy and improve their practice.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Series
The Jossey-Bass higher & adult education series
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780787902872
SKU
V9780787902872
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99-50
About B. Allan Quigley
B. ALLAN QUIGLEY is associate professor and regional director of adult education at the Pennsylvania State University Center for Continuing and Graduate Education, Monroeville, Pennsylvania.
Reviews for Rethinking Literacy Education
?This book is challenging, useful, insightful, authoritative, andhopeful
one that every adult literacy education policy and programleader, researcher and practitioner should read. With this work,Allan Quigley has made a first-rate contribution to our field.?(Jean H. Lowe, director, GED Testing Service) ?Quigley's perspective on adult literacy is fresh and provocative.Rethinking Literacy Education impels adult literacy professionalsto reconsider what they ... Read more
one that every adult literacy education policy and programleader, researcher and practitioner should read. With this work,Allan Quigley has made a first-rate contribution to our field.?(Jean H. Lowe, director, GED Testing Service) ?Quigley's perspective on adult literacy is fresh and provocative.Rethinking Literacy Education impels adult literacy professionalsto reconsider what they ... Read more