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1. Local Literacies

   Reading and Writing in One Community

   By David Barton, Mary Hamilton

   Local Literacies is a unique study of everyday reading and writing. By concentrating on a selection of people in a particular community in Britain, the authors analyze how they use literacy in their day-to-day lives.This exploration provides a description of literacy at one point in time, and also...

   Published November 11th 2012 by Routledge
2. Literacy and the Politics of Representation

   By Mary Hamilton

   Series: Literacies

   Literacy is a key indicator for comparing individuals and nations in contemporary society. It is central to public debates about the nature of the public sphere, economic markets, citizenship and self-governance. Literacy and the Politics of Representation aims to uncover the constructed nature of...

   Published July 18th 2012 by Routledge
3. Local Literacies

   Reading and Writing in One Community

   By David Barton, Mary Hamilton

   Series: Routledge Linguistics Classics

   Local Literacies is a unique detailed study of the role of reading and writing in people’s everyday lives. By concentrating on a selection of people in a particular community in Lancaster, England, the authors analyse how they use literacy in their day-to-day lives. It follows four people in detail...

   Published February 29th 2012 by Routledge
4. Situated Literacies

   Theorising Reading and Writing in Context

   Edited by David Barton, Mary Hamilton, Roz Ivanic

   Series: Literacies

   Situated Literacies is a rich and varied collection of key writings from leading international scholars in the field of literacy. Each contribution, written in a clear, accessible style, makes the link between literacies in specific contexts and broader social practices.Detailed ethnographic...

   Published October 20th 1999 by Routledge
5. Reconceptualizing Teaching Practice

   Developing Competence Through Self-Study

   Edited by Mary Lynn Hamilton

   Over the past ten years there has been increased interest in research on various aspects of teacher education, ranging from the preparation of teachers to continuing professional development. The increase of interest in how teachers become competent in very complex social settings is a result of a...

   Published March 30th 1998 by Routledge