Descriptor
Source
Author
| Street, Brian V. | 1 |
Publication Type
| Reports - General | 1 |
Education Level
Audience
Location
| India | 1 |
| Iran | 1 |
| United Kingdom (England) | 1 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Street, Brian V. – 1990
A number of counter-assumptions can be posited to challenge the usual basic assumptions of the professional literacy establishment. These counter-assumptions include the following: (1) literacy is not just a technical skill neutral across all cultures; (2) culture refers to basic questions about truth and knowledge and varies from one society to…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Background
