functional illiteracy

Engels

Uitspraak
Woordherkomst en -opbouw
  • (neologisme) Antoniem van de sociologische term functional literacy [1], omschreven als: „A person is functionally illiterate who cannot engage in all those activities in which literacy is required for effective functioning of his group and community and also for enabling him to continue to use reading, writing and calculation for his own and the community’s development”. [2]

Frase

functional illiteracy

  1. (sociologie) laaggeletterdheid, functioneel analfabetisme

Meer informatie

Verwijzingen

  1. William S. Gray
    “The teaching of reading and writing” (1956), Unesco
  2.   Weblink bron “Records of the General Conference, 20th session” (1978), Unesco, Paris op unesco.org