The Nicaraguan Literacy Campaign

The Power and Politics of Literacy

The Nicaraguan Literacy Campaign cover

The Nicaraguan Literacy Campaign

The Power and Politics of Literacy

Quantity
In stock
$153.00 RRP $170.00 Website price saving $17.00 (10%)

This product is usually dispatched within 2-4 weeks

Description

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.

Table of Contents

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

Product details

Published 10 Sep 2020
Format Hardback
Edition 1st
Extent 174
ISBN 9781793622433
Imprint Lexington Books
Illustrations 22 b/w photos; 1 tables; 2 textboxes;
Dimensions 229 x 163 mm
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

About the contributors

ONLINE RESOURCES

Bloomsbury Collections

This book is available on Bloomsbury Collections where your library has access.

Related Titles

Get 30% off in the May sale - for one week only

Environment: Staging