Literacy on the Left: Reform and Revolution

by Andrew Lambirth

This engaging text explores discourses involved in the teaching of literacy which can be conceptualised as deriving from the political 'left'. The concept of a 'left' and a 'right' in politics are fully defined and a unique analytical framework is introduced to examine and categorise perspectives for teaching literacy. The book creates a language of critique for methods advocated from liberal, 'left-leaning' sources within the field of education...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1441106987
• ISBN13: 9781441106988
• Release Date: June 2011
• Publisher: Continuum
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.3"