Literacy for citizenship : gender and grassroots dynamics in Brazil / Nelly P. Stromquist.

By: Stromquist, Nelly P Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Series: SUNY series, literacy, culture, and learningPublication details: Albany : State University of New York Press, c1997. Description: xiii, 248 p. ; 24 cmISBN: 0791431657 (alk. paper); 9780791431658; 0791431665 (pbk. : alk. paper); 9780791431665Subject(s): Literacy programs -- Brazil -- São Paulo (State) -- Case studies | Women -- Education -- Social aspects -- Brazil -- São Paulo (State) -- Case studies | Popular education -- Brazil -- São Paulo (State) -- Case studiesDDC classification: 374.012 LOC classification: LC155.B72 | S267 1997Online resources: WorldCat details

Contents:

I. Development, Literacy, and Women -- II. MOVA as a State-Civil Society Partnership -- III. Analytical and Methodological Considerations -- IV. Characteristics of Women Students in Literacy Programs -- V. The Classroom Experience in Literacy -- VI. Outcomes from Literacy -- VII. The Civil Society-State Connection -- VIII. MOVA through a Feminist Lens -- IX. Drawing Conclusions. TOC

Summary: Summary: This book explores the involvement of nineteen women in an emancipatory literacy program conducted under the administration of Paulo Freire in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The study presents the classroom experiences of these women and the psychological, cognitive, and behavioral changes they undergo over a three-year period. Their low limited acquisition of literacy and their limited reading and writing practices are

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Text	Dr. S. R. Lasker Library, EWU Reserve Section	Non-fiction	374.012 STL 1997 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	C-1	Not For Loan		25985

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 231-243) and index.

I. Development, Literacy, and Women --
II. MOVA as a State-Civil Society Partnership --
III. Analytical and Methodological Considerations --
IV. Characteristics of Women Students in Literacy Programs --
V. The Classroom Experience in Literacy --
VI. Outcomes from Literacy --
VII. The Civil Society-State Connection --
VIII. MOVA through a Feminist Lens --
IX. Drawing Conclusions. TOC

Summary:
This book explores the involvement of nineteen women in an emancipatory literacy program conducted under the administration of Paulo Freire in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The study presents the classroom experiences of these women and the psychological, cognitive, and behavioral changes they undergo over a three-year period. Their low limited acquisition of literacy and their limited reading and writing practices are

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