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Direct linkOughton, Helen – Studies in the Education of Adults, 2010
The concept of "funds of knowledge" is critically reviewed, tracing a history of the term's changing use since its original conception by Velez-Ibanez and Greenberg in the late 1980s, and discussing its relevance in adult literacy and numeracy classrooms. An attempt is made to locate the concept within wider theoretical frameworks, and in…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Adult Education, Numeracy, Family Characteristics
