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  • Literacy in Latin Americaby Judy Kalman; Brian V. Street

    Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 48.95

    Latin American Literacy and Numeracy Studies (LAL N S) are fairly unknown in other parts of the world. This book charts new directions in LAL N S and explores the relationship between these studies and international perspectives. Calling upon social practice approaches, New Literacy Studies, sociolinguistics, discourse analysis and other paradigms,... more...

  • Navigating Numeraciesby Brian Street

    Springer 2006; US$ 47.99

    Aims to further understanding of why some pupils have low achievement in numeracy in the school context. This book examines this by a relatively original view that focuses on numeracy as a social practice. It is useful for policy, practice and further research into the teaching and learning of mathematics in schools. more...

  • Literacy and Developmentby Brian V. Street

    Taylor and Francis 2002; US$ 52.95

    Literacy and Development is a collection of case studies of literacy projects around the world. The contributors present their in-depth studies of everyday uses and meanings of literacy and of the literacy programmes that have been developed to enhance them. Arguing that ethnographic research can and should inform literacy policy in developing countries,... more...

  • English a Changing Medium for Educationby Constant Leung; Brian V. Street

    Channel View Publications 2012; US$ 25.00

    In this volume a range of authors from different international contexts argue that the notion of communicative competence in English, hitherto largely referenced to metropolitan native-speaker norms, has to be expanded to take account of diverse contexts of use for a variety of purposes. It also discusses the popular belief that language and literacy... more...

  • Adult Literacy and Developmentby Brian Street; Alan Rogers

    NIACE 2012; US$ 28.95

    Of great importance for international practitioners, students, researchers, and policy makers alike, this book brings together adult learning and anthropology and introduces a picture of the world of adult literacy today. more...

  • Rethinking English in Schoolsby Viv Ellis; Carol Fox; Brian Street

    Continuum International Publishing 2007; US$ 150.00

    Why should young people study a subject called English?. This question lies at the heart of this fascinating monograph, which brings together the diverse perspectives of many leading thinkers about English and literacy education. This meticulously researched and well-written collection takes as its starting point the importance of the history of the... more...

  • Students Writing in the Universityby Carys Jones; Joan Turner; Brian Street

    John Benjamins Publishing Company 2000; US$ 158.00

    This volume aims to raise awareness of the underlying complexities concerning student writing in the universities. The authors address a series of theoretical as well as practical questions regarding the literacies required of students in Higher Education, from the perspective of both students themselves and of their tutors. The research described... more...

  • The Social Uses of Literacyby Mastin Prinsloo; Mignonne Breier; Brian Street

    John Benjamins Publishing Company 1996; US$ 158.00

    This book details the findings of a research project investigating the social uses of literacy in a range of contexts in South Africa. This approach treats literacy not simply as a set of technical skills learnt in formal education, but as social practices embedded in specific contexts, discourses and positions. What this means is made clear through... more...

  • Dissecting the Hackby Jayson E Street; Kent Nabors; Brian Baskin; Marcus J. Carey

    Elsevier Science 2010; US$ 29.95

    Dissecting the Hack is one heck of a ride! Hackers, IT professional, and Infosec aficionados (as well as everyday people interested in security) will find a gripping story that takes the reader on a global trip through the world of computer security exploits. One-half thriller, one-half reference, each provides context for the other. Together they... more...

  • Language, Ethnography, and Educationby Michael Grenfell; David Bloome; Cheryl Hardy; Kate Pahl; Jennifer Rowsell; Brian V Street

    Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 44.95

    This frontline volume contributes to the social study of education in general and literacy in particular by bringing together in a new way the traditions of language, ethnography, and education. Integrating New Literacy Studies and Bourdieusian sociology with ethnographic approaches to the study of classroom practice, it offers an original and useful... more...