Worlds of Literacy

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Preface: Literacy Practices and Literacy Events
Introduction: Signposts	p. 1
Struggles Over the Meaning(s) of Literacy	p. 15
Reflections and Revisits	p. 21
Generations of Literacy Among Women in a Bilingual Community	p. 29
Long Term Unemployment and Literacy: A Case Study of the Restart Interview	p. 41
The Place of Academic Writing in Whole Life Writing	p. 52
Literacy and the Travelling Communities	p. 73
The Kweyol Language and Literacy Project	p. 81
Networks of Communication Between Home and School	p. 95
Gender-Engendered Literacy Needs	p. 105
Power and Control in Young Children's Writing	p. 121
Literacy, Language Variety and Identity	p. 134
Guiding Lights	p. 143
Literacy, Strength and Identity	p. 157
The Problem of Illiteracy and the Promise of Literacy	p. 169
Learning at Home: Distance Learning in Adult Basic Education	p. 182
Catherine's Story: A Young Child Learns to Write	p. 188
Literacies Among Panjabis in Southall	p. 195
Women and Literacy for Change	p. 215
Forging a Common Language, Sharing the Power	p. 227
Collaborative Writing, Consciousness Raising and Practical Feminist Ethics	p. 237
Creating 'A Guide to the Monsters of the Mind'	p. 247
Breaking and Remaking the Rules	p. 258
List of Contributors	p. 265
Index	p. 269
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