Literacy: The Search for a New Perspective.

Fitzmaurice, Eileen

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ERIC Number: EJ409052

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1990

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Literacy: The Search for a New Perspective.

Fitzmaurice, Eileen

Momentum, v21 n2 p54-56 Apr 1990

Reviews global statistics on illiteracy. Highlights to objectives of UNESCO's International Literacy Year. Discusses the trend toward intergenerational or family literacy programs in the U.S., as exemplified by Head Start, Even Start, and the parent-children literacy efforts of Sharon Darling. (DMM)

Descriptors: Catholic Educators, Catholic Schools, Elementary Secondary Education, Family Literacy, Illiteracy, Literacy Education, Parents as Teachers, World Problems

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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners

Language: English

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