From the Escuela Moderna to the Työväen Opisto: Reading, (W)Riting, and Revolution, the 3 “Rs” of Expanded Proletarian Literacy

Gary A Kaunonen

doi:10.25148/clj.5.2.009410

Community Literacy Journal Apr 2011 Open Access

From the Escuela Moderna to the Työväen Opisto: Reading, (W)Riting, and Revolution, the 3 “Rs” of Expanded Proletarian Literacy

Gary A Kaunonen

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In working class education, one of the primary goals in addition to basic literacy was the formulation of class-based interpretations of society. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, as literacy programs began to filter into the lives of the proletariat, an attempt to expand the definition of literacy past basic reading and writing skills occasioned the rise of institutions that defined literacy as not only reading and writing, but also knowledge of class and economic theory. Thus, these early proletarian programs developed a broader definition of literacy, past basic reading and writing programs, to class-based educational curriculum.

Journal: Community Literacy Journal
Published: 2011-04-01
DOI: 10.25148/clj.5.2.009410
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Topics: writing pedagogy literacy studies
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