Brings the study of writing to the heart of sociolinguistic inquiryThis book puts writing at the
centre of sociolinguistic inquiry drawing on a range of academic fields including New …

Timely and original, this book examines gender equality in schooling as an aspiration of
global social justice. With nearly one billion people having little or no schooling and women …

This article examines Amartya Sen's writings on the capabilities approach and education.
Sen sometimes suggests a loose association between education and schooling. Elsewhere …

Paulo Freire's revolutionary theory of pedagogy has influenced progressive educational
practice and inspired educational activism around the world. Many contemporary nonformal …

What has come to be termed the 'New Literacy Studies'(NLS)(Gee, 1991; Street, 1996)
represents a new tradition in considering the nature of literacy, focussing not so much on …

The Millennium Development Goal (MDG) for gender equality in education by 2005 has
been criticised for its grandiose ambition, its failure to adequately conceptualise the nature …

As políticas nacionais voltadas para o trabalho com o letramento em escolas, no Brasil e na
Inglaterra, oferecem percepções interessantes tanto teóricas quanto práticas. Na Inglaterra …

The introduction of community forestry in Nepal represents an attempt to decentralize control
and instill democratic reform in the management of forest resources through the direct …

Are literate women healthier, wealthier and even wiser than illiterate women? This is a
question that has dominated debates on school and adult education in countries of the …

Los países y las organizaciones de la sociedad civil han hecho importantes esfuerzos para
enfrentar el problema. Sin embargo, los resultados son insuficientes. En este marco, y …