functional illiteracy

  • (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]

functional illiteracy

  1. (sociologie) laaggeletterdheid, functioneel analfabetisme
  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