Searching for Literacy: The Social and Intellectual Origins of Literacy Studies

Based on a critical historical, institutional, and comparative approach, this article discusses the origins of Literacy Studies and their implications for the current debate on the subject. Addressing the meanings that literacy acquires during different time periods, especially the beliefs with whic...

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Main Author: Harvey J. Graff
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de História da Educação 2016-03-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de História da Educação
Online Access:http://www.periodicos.uem.br/ojs/index.php/rbhe/article/view/40773