Oxhenham 1980

Oxhenham 1980

Reference
	Oxhenham, John. 1980.Literacy: Writing, reading and social organization. London: Routledge and Kegan Paul. Interest level: general.

Summary
	Explores the roles of literacy in the lives of individuals and their societies. Is a general overview, not an in-depth study of literacy issues. Targets the
	demand for literacy history of the written symbol and word plus its impact on man reason different societies make different uses of literacy debate over literacy as a human right, and costs and future of literacy.

Evaluation
	Is a thorough, but basic, discussion of the role of literacy in individual and community development. Could be helpful to lay persons in understanding issues literacy raises, but offers little new to the professional.

Context for this page:

Bibliography module: Oxhenham 1980
In overview module: Bibliography (Literacy): O
In modular book: Bibliography (Literacy), by Doris Gallemore, Trudi C. Hunt, Jeanne Swanson, and Stephen L. Walter
In document collection: Reference materials
In bookshelf: Literacy

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