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Literacy: A lever for citizenship?
1UNESCO Chair in Adult Literacy and Learning for Social Transformation, School of Education and Lifelong Learning, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK.
This study explores how active citizenship can foster literacy learning, moving beyond basic civic skills. It emphasizes literacy
Area of Science:
- Education
- Sociology
- Civic Studies
Background:
- Citizenship education often narrowly defines literacy as functional skills or basic knowledge of rights.
- Existing models overlook the potential for literacy to develop through active civic participation.
Purpose of the Study:
- To analyze evolving models of citizenship and redefine the relationship between literacy and citizenship.
- To explore how literacy learning can emerge through active citizenship, not just for it.
Main Methods:
- Analysis of evolving citizenship models.
- Drawing on ethnographic studies of literacy in everyday life.
- Applying a social practice lens to literacy and citizenship.
Main Results:
- Literacy learning can be an outcome of active citizenship.
- Identifies symbolic and instrumental meanings of literacy in various contexts.
- Highlights the importance of informal learning, critical digital literacy, and literature for empathy.
Conclusions:
- Pedagogical approaches in citizenship education should incorporate a social practice view of literacy.
- Participants should be viewed as co-constructors of texts, aligning with global citizenship education goals.
- Fostering empathy and understanding requires recognizing diverse literacy practices.

