This volume reflects the many faces of the adult literacy and numeracy (ALN) field since the introduction, more than two decades ago, of OECD surveys that define and measure ALN as a contribution to economic productivity, efficiency and growth. The book highlights the transition to statistical tools as the only legitimate form of knowledge about literacy and explores a range of alternative visions and creative practices that focus on ‘the meaning of literacy and numeracy in people's lives’ (Yasukawa and Black 2016: 21).

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超越经济利益：全球化世界中成人识字和算术的批判观点

该卷反映了自从二十多年前引入OECD调查以来，成人识字和算术（ALN）领域的许多面孔，这些调查将ALN定义和衡量为对经济生产力，效率和增长的贡献。该书着重介绍了向统计工具的转变，这是关于扫盲的唯一合法知识形式，并探讨了以``人们生活中扫盲和算术的意义''为重点的一系列替代愿景和创新实践（Yasukawa和Black，2016：21）。