Literacy As Conversation : Learning Networks in Urban and Rural Communities / Eli Goldblatt and David A. Jolliffe.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Goldblatt, Eli, author.

Jolliffe, David A., author.

Series:

Composition, Literacy, and Culture

Composition, Literacy, and Culture Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Literacy programs--Social aspects--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--Case studies.

Literacy programs.

Literacy programs--Social aspects--Arkansas--Case studies.

Urban youth--Education--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--Case studies.

Urban youth.

Urban youth--Education--Arkansas--Case studies.

Rural youth--Education--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--Case studies.

Rural youth.

Rural youth--Education--Arkansas--Case studies.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Pittsburgh, PA : University of Pittsburgh Press, [2020]

Summary:

"In Literacy as Conversation, the authors tell stories of successful literacy learning outside of schools and inside communities, both within urban neighborhoods of Philadelphia and rural and semi-rural towns of Arkansas. They define literacy not as a basic skill but as a rich, broadly interactive human behavior: the ability to engage in a conversation carried on, framed by, or enriched through written symbols. Eli Goldblatt takes us to after-school literacy programs, community arts centers, and urban farms in the city of Philadelphia, while David Jolliffe explores learning in a Latinx youth theater troupe, a performance based on the words of men on death row, and long-term cooperation with a rural health care provider in Arkansas. As different as urban and rural settings can be-and as beset as they both are with the challenges of historical racism and economic discrimination-the authors see much to encourage both geographical communities to fight for positive change"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Acknowledgments

Part I: Introducing Our Terms

1. How to Read This Book and Why

2. How to LEARN and What to Do about It

3. Literacy Needs in Two Regions

4. Conversation on Attitudes

Part II: Learning Networks in Philadelphia

5. Out-of-School Literacy Centers

6. Community Arts

7. Urban Farms

Part III: Learning Networks in Arkansas

8. Health

9. Performance

Conclusion: Constructing Hope through Conversation

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780822946243

0822946246

OCLC:

1226173161