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Direct linkHamilton, Mary; Pitt, Kathy – International Journal of Educational Development, 2011
This paper explores the ways in which policy discourses have constructed rationales for addressing adult literacy over the last 50 years. In particular, we examine how policy positions the literacy learner as citizen within discourses of rights and equity. Taking the case of the UK, we compare two key documents produced at different historical…
Descriptors: Free Enterprise System, Discourse Analysis, Adult Learning, Social Isolation
