Literacy and the Other: A sociological approach to literacy research and policy in multilingual societies

By A. Luke. 2003

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Language and Literacy for a New Mainstream (2011, background): “As the new economy becomes more ‘‘glocalized’’—responding to situated local circumstances as well as ubiquitous forces of globalization (Luke, 2003)—this need for flexible literacies, drawing from and responsive to greater diversity, becomes more pressing.”
Double Disadvantage or Signs of Resilience? The Elementary School Contexts of Children From Mexican Immigrant Families (2005, background): “While equitable access to and treatment by other societal institutions (e.g., the political and health care systems) are also important (Luke, 2003), few would argue that success in the educational system plays anything less than a crucial role in the long-term social mobility of this population.”
Towards Research-based Innovation and Reform: Singapore schooling in transition (2005, background): “It is a small-scale prototype of what we could term a “semiotic economy” (Luke, 2003)—an economy based around codes, signs and symbols— where the lion’s share of productive work and consumption, lifestyle and community is based on linguistic and communicative competence, information and capital…”