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The plurality of literacy and its implications for policies and programmes (pdf 495kb)

This position paper intends to clarify the notion of literacy and to suggest concrete actions through which policymakers and programme providers might more effectively address the needs of learners.

Part 1: traces the recent evolution of the notion of literacy as well as some of the lessons UNESCO has learnt along the way drawing on theoretical and empirical research.

Part 2: explores the plurality of literacy in matters of expression and communication, cultural identity, and socio-economic development as well as its practical ramifications.

Part 3: situates this plurality in the context of global commitments and strategies for achieving literacy for all and education for all, recommending a number of specific points of action for Member States, especially for literacy planners and providers in each area of concern.

 

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