J. M. Beach

Gebundenes Buch

How Do You Know?

The Epistemological Foundations of 21st Century Literacy

Beschreibung

This book defines the concept and practices of literacy. Examining the ways in which the spread of literacy and education have caused culture wars in pluralist societies since the 16th century, the author argues that science, and more broadly evidence-based inductive arguments, offer the only reliable source information and the only peaceful solution to cultural conflict in the 21st century. With a focus on the multifaceted practice of literacy-as-communication, the book calls for a new literacy that incorporates reading and writing with advanced cognitive and epistemological skills.

Autor

J.M. Beach is a lecturer with the University Writing Program at the University of Texas, San Antonio, USA. He has advanced degrees in the fields of English, History, Philosophy, and Education, and has taught students in the United States, South Korea, and China. He is the Director of 21st Century Literacy; a non-profit organization focused on literacy education, and is also a poet. His research interests focus on the philosophy of knowledge, the science of culture and society, the history and philosophy of education, and literature. Some of Beach's previous books include What Is Education? On the Social Ecology of Teaching, Learning, and Schooling (2014), Gateway to Opportunity? A History of the Community College in the United States (2011), Children Dying Inside: Education in South Korea (2011), and Studies in Poetry: The Visionary (2004). Visit the author's website at www.jmbeach.com.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 270
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. November 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 573g
• ISBN-13: 9781138098060
• ISBN-10: 113809806X
• Artikelnr.: 50150032