Literacy in Times of Crisis: Practices and Perspectives

By Laurie MacGillivray

Book Overview

On the frontline of critical issues in education today, this volume covers new ground for teachers and teacher educators for whom crisis is a daily part of their work. Exploring the relationship between crisis and literacy, its aims are to improve educators' ability to recognize, cope with, and avoid crisis, and to advance their understanding of the dynamic relationship between crisis and cultural, historical, and political literacy practices.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415871646
• ISBN13: 9780415871648
• Release Date: November 2009
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 214 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 8.9"