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Direct linkNtiri, Daphne W. – Adult Basic Education and Literacy Journal, 2009
This paper sets out to show that the concept of literacy is evolving and its conventional definition, "reading and writing," is no longer adequate. Literacy is now subjected to constant redefinition to reflect criteria for social, political, religious, and economic relevance and expectations. The definition must be reframed to capture the…
Descriptors: Social Change, Literacy, Definitions, Concept Formation
