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Synopsis
Is public commitment to adult literacy in Canada sustained and genuine or is it merely droning rhetoric? Adult literacy levels in Sweden are consistently higher than those in Canada and less related to socioeconomic status and level of schooling. Drawing on their recent groundbreaking comparative study of adult literacy programs in Canada and Sweden (as highlighted in the recent CBC documentary Canada's Shame), the authors explore literacy within the context of international educational issues. This book bridges the gap between academic literature and public policy by taking a 'broad brush' approach to adult literacy and learning in Canada. Intended for policymakers, adult educators, and education researchers – as well as being of interest to the general reader – the book has international appeal as it contrasts the impact on adult literacy levels of the social democratic approach of Sweden and the liberal approach of Canada. The authors question whether Canada's current literacy strategies are working to increase learning opportunities for adults, and they also discuss the problem of political will in Canada's fragmented education policy sector. The personal stories of Canadians and Swedes who choose to go back to school as adults, and the adult educators who work with them, reveal the complex challenges and tensions entailed in public policy related to adult literacy and learning.
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- PublisherBrush Education
- Publication date2006
- ISBN 10 1550593242
- ISBN 13 9781550593242
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages132
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