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Title

Tertiary literacy on the cusp

Author/Creator

Absalom, Doug;  Golebiowski, Zosia

Institution

The University of Newcastle. Faculty of Education & Arts, School of Education

Description

This paper outlines some of the recent concerns regarding a perceived decline in literacy standards in Australia, with reference to changing literacy abilities and standards in tertiary education. It presents a summary and critique of the current discussions on changes in literacy expectations and contemporary notions of literacy. It concludes with a summary of three important 'agents of change': economic rationalism, multiculturalism and computerisation.

Relation

Australian Review of Applied Linguistics Vol. 25, Issue 2, p. 5-17

Relation

http://www.epress.monash.edu/aral/about.html

Date

2002

Publisher

Monash University ePress

Keyword(s)

literacy;  standards;  expectations;  'agents of change';  economic rationalism;  multiculturalism;  computerisation

Resource Type

journal article

Identifier

http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/34807

Identifier

ISSN:0155-0640

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