Abstract
This paper examines the institutional assumption of literacy that underpins Canadian immigration policy and adult literacy policy. My analysis focuses on how adult immigrants are positioned in policy contexts and what gaps or contradictions exist between the reality and policy discourses.
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Recommended Citation
Wang, L.
(2007).
Immigration, Literacy, and Adult Education: The Policy Context.
Adult Education Research Conference.
https://newprairiepress.org/aerc/2007/papers/104
Immigration, Literacy, and Adult Education: The Policy Context
This paper examines the institutional assumption of literacy that underpins Canadian immigration policy and adult literacy policy. My analysis focuses on how adult immigrants are positioned in policy contexts and what gaps or contradictions exist between the reality and policy discourses.
