The Nicaraguan Literacy Campaign
The Power and Politics of Literacy
Seiten
2020
Lexington Books (Verlag)
978-1-7936-2243-3 (ISBN)
Lexington Books (Verlag)
978-1-7936-2243-3 (ISBN)
This book examines the 1980 Nicaraguan Literacy Campaign, using a critical and global lens. At the intersections of literacy and power, the author provides historical context, focusing on the power of texts, community, class, and gender, promoting the potential of transforming education into an endeavor that is action-oriented.
The author argues that modern notions of literacy can and should be informed by past successes in the field of literacy, but that there may be geographic and linguistic obstacles to knowing about them. Consequently, this book offers a view of the 1980 Cruzada Nacional de Alfabetización (CNA) or the National Literacy Crusade through the lens of a contemporary literacy professional in the United States. The goals of this book are to critically examine an important moment in the global history of literacy, celebrate the many successes of the crusade, analyze the transformative possibilities of such an endeavor, uncover the implications of the campaign for literacy today, and share an understanding of this historical event with an English-speaking audience. Practicing teachers, preservice teachers, teacher educators, and those interested in transforming education will read this book and engage in critical, collegial dialogue about what we do in schools, why we do what we do, and what might need to change in order to better meet the needs of our students, their teachers, and our democracy.
The author argues that modern notions of literacy can and should be informed by past successes in the field of literacy, but that there may be geographic and linguistic obstacles to knowing about them. Consequently, this book offers a view of the 1980 Cruzada Nacional de Alfabetización (CNA) or the National Literacy Crusade through the lens of a contemporary literacy professional in the United States. The goals of this book are to critically examine an important moment in the global history of literacy, celebrate the many successes of the crusade, analyze the transformative possibilities of such an endeavor, uncover the implications of the campaign for literacy today, and share an understanding of this historical event with an English-speaking audience. Practicing teachers, preservice teachers, teacher educators, and those interested in transforming education will read this book and engage in critical, collegial dialogue about what we do in schools, why we do what we do, and what might need to change in order to better meet the needs of our students, their teachers, and our democracy.
Delane Bender-Slack is associate professor at Xavier University.
Introduction: A Story Worth Telling
Chapter One: Literacy and Power
Chapter Two: Ripe for a Literacy Campaign
Chapter Three: Planning the National Literacy Campaign
Chapter Four: Pedagogy, Primer, and Politics
Chapter Five: The Brigadistas and the Campesinos
Chapter Six: The Impact and Implications of Gender
Chapter Seven: Literacy as a Social Justice Issue and the Possibilities of Transforming Education
| Erscheinungsdatum | 10.05.2021 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | Lanham, MD |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 163 x 229 mm |
| Gewicht | 458 g |
| Themenwelt | Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Didaktik |
| ISBN-10 | 1-7936-2243-4 / 1793622434 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-7936-2243-3 / 9781793622433 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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