Literacy as Moral Obligation among African Americans in the Rural Southeast

Inbunden, Engelska, 2016

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Beskrivning

Literacy as Moral Obligation among African Americans in the Rural Southeast providesdetailed descriptions of contemporary African American experiences with literacy and education in the rural South. In doing so, this book extends current understandings of sociocultural perspectives on literacy by illustrating how literacy practice is morally valenced, embodied, and narrative in quality. Johnson Lachuk argues that meaningful and ethical literacy instruction engages with perspectives that are embedded within a social and cultural community—that is, since literacy is linked to greater social mobility through institutional access for many persons, it is educators’ ethical responsibility to ensure that learners have the literacy knowledge required to do so. Recommended for scholars of literacy, education, and sociology.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2016-10-28
Mått:161 x 236 x 16 mm
Vikt:372 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:136
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN:9781498511926

Utforska kategorier

Utbildningsstrategier och utbildningspolitik inom Psykologi och pedagogik

Mer om författaren

Amy Johnson Lachuk is associate professor of literacy education at Hunter College.

Recensioner i media

Amy Johnson Lachuk’s Literacy as Moral Obligation among African Americans in the Rural Southeast is literacy research at its best and most readable. She dives deep into people’s lives to uncover something many of us have forgotten: literacy as force for liberation in the face of oppression.

Innehållsförteckning

ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: The Back StoryChapter 1: From the Rural South to the Front Street: A Narrative Backdrop For Literacy and Education Within PinesvilleChapter 2: The Moral Responsibility of Literate PracticeChapter 3: Literacy Practices as Material and EmbodiedChapter 4: Literacy Practice as Narrative ExperienceChapter 5: Sacred Stories on Literacy and EducationChapter 6: A Communion of AdvocacyChapter 7: Toward a More Person-Centered Literacy ScholarshipAppendix A: Life History in PracticeAppendix B: Life History Interview ProtocolReferencesAbout the Author