Literacy for Citizenship: Gender and Grassroots Dynamics ...
Stromquist, Nelly P.![Literacy for Citizenship: Gender and Grassroots Dynamics in Brazil](https://support.digitalhusky.com/media/annotations/sorted/253/25334241/CHSBZCOP0325334241.jpg)
This book explores the involvement of nineteen women in an emancipatory literacy program conducted under the administration of Paulo Freire in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The study presents the classroom experiences of these women and the psychological, cognitive, and behavioral changes they undergo over a three-year period. Their low limited acquisition of literacy and their limited reading and writing practices are explored in the context of their ci...