A Situated Cognition Perspective on Literacy Discourses: Seeing More Clearly through a New Lens

Using a situated cognition framework, 24 vignettes of literacy practices were examined in 4 Canadian settings: community-based, workplace, family, and school-based literacy. Literacy researchers appear constrained by behaviorist, normative perspectives despite the shift toward humanist perspectives....

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Published inCanadian journal for the study of adult education Vol. 15; no. 2; pp. 79 - 103
Main Authors Taylor, Maurice C, Blunt, Adrian
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Toronto The Canadian Association for the Study of Adult Education 01.11.2001
Subjects
Adult literacy
Behaviorism
Canada
Cognition & reasoning
Discourse Analysis
Family Literacy
Foreign Countries
Humanism
Literacy
Situated Learning
Sociocultural Patterns
Workplace Literacy
Canada
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Summary:Using a situated cognition framework, 24 vignettes of literacy practices were examined in 4 Canadian settings: community-based, workplace, family, and school-based literacy. Literacy researchers appear constrained by behaviorist, normative perspectives despite the shift toward humanist perspectives. (Contains 51 references.) (SK)
ISSN:0835-4944
1925-993X
DOI:10.56105/cjsae.v15i2.1918