Resnick, D. and Resnick, L. 1991

Resnick, Daniel P., and Lauren B. Resnick. 1991. "The nature of literacy: An historical exploration." In Minami and Kennedy 1991. (Reprint from Resnick, D. and Resnick, L. 1977.) Interest level: academic.

Examines three major historical models for literacy development:

• Protestant-religious education
• Elite technical schools (such as colleges and private academies in France)
• Civic-national schooling

Argues that these models are based on attaining high levels of literacy for a small number of elites. States a need for an alternative model that aims at achieving the contemporary goal of mass literacy.

• Bibliography module: Resnick, D. and Resnick, L. 1991
• In overview module: Bibliography (Literacy): R
• In modular book: Bibliography (Literacy), by Doris Gallemore, Trudi C. Hunt, Jeanne Swanson, and Stephen L. Walter
• In document collection: Reference materials
• In bookshelf: Literacy

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