ISBN:
9781317437970
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (236 pages)
Parallel Title:
Print version Miller, John W World Literacy : How Countries Rank and Why It Matters
DDC:
302.2244
Keywords:
Literacy
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Electronic books
Abstract:
Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- 1 Keys to the Kingdom: The Long Struggle for Literacy -- 2 What Is Literacy? The Challenge of Framing the Problem -- 3 The Rise and Decline of Measured Reading Ability - National Winners and Losers -- 4 The Crisis of Elementary Schooling - Literacy's Training Ground -- 5 The Crisis of Secondary and Post-Secondary Schooling - Literacy's Practice Field and Proving Ground -- 6 Supporting Literate Cultures - The Past, Present, and Future of Libraries, Newspapers, and Bookstores -- 7 Skill versus Will: Important Lessons for Policy -- 8 Are Books Obsolete? Examining Trends in Media Use -- 9 Overcoming the SES/Literacy Relationship - Making Exceptions the Rule -- 10 The Future of the Knowledge-Based Economy and Change in the World Order -- Index.
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