Literacy and Growth: A Genealogy of English Teaching

by Ann Harris and John Hodgson

Literacy and Growth is a unique genealogical study of English teaching in the UK and abroad since the 18th century. Focusing specifically on the concepts of literacy and growth, this book explores key moments in the development of ideas about English teaching.

Hodgson and Harris reveal the Enlightenment forebears of such contemporary concepts as "cultural capital" and "critical literacy"; the significance of "growth" to the writers...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367901080
• ISBN13: 9780367901080
• Release Date: August 2024
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 214 Pages
• Weight: 0.71 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"