Literacy Crises and Reading Policies: Children Still Can't Read!

by Janet M. Soler and Roger Openshaw

This widely researched comparative study addresses the critical issue of literacy crises around the world and questions their wider sociological and educational impact. The recurring literacy crises in England and English speaking countries such as the US and New Zealand are linked to wider issues of educational standards, concepts of teacher professionalism, debates over curriculum content and the whole purpose of schooling, in order for us to...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415336767
• ISBN13: 9780415336765
• Release Date: November 2005
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.2" x 9.5"