Literacy, social justice and inclusive practice

Introduction

This free course, Literacy, social justice and inclusive practice, will explore some specific examples of the tensions and debates linked to the aim of achieving literacy for all. You will focus on the current discourse related to the teaching of the technical aspects of literacy to a ‘sufficient standard’ and also on different perspectives related to becoming a ‘literate person’. You will consider the implications for inclusive practice that arise from these discussions and the tensions that exist between individuals’ agency and the structures of their social world. To consider how best to conceptualise inclusive practice given these tensions, you will be examining the way these debates impact on the potential of learners to engage with their social world. In particular, you will be looking at the way these different views and their implicit conceptualisations of literacy have the potential to both enhance and limit literacy engagement and learners’ participation in the world.

This OpenLearn course is an adapted extract from the Open University course EE815 Understanding literacy: social justice and inclusive practice [Tip: hold Ctrl and click a link to open it in a new tab. (Hide tip)] .