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Download full textResnick, Daniel P., Ed. – 1983
The result of a conference bringing historians and educators together with government officials to learn about current literacy research and to discuss research needs, this book presents eight conference papers. Topics covered include (1) the spread of literacy, (2) the impact of the printing press on current attitudes toward literacy, (3) the…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Cultural Context, Cultural Influences, Educational History
Johnson, Janis – Humanities, 1993
Asserts that, as society moves into an electronic age, the examination of the historical role of printed materials is developing as a new field of study. Reports on a project that will examine the history of the book in the United States and its significance in shaping and mirroring U.S. democratic values. (CFR)
Descriptors: Books, Cultural Context, Democracy, Democratic Values
