Literacy — Global adult literacy according to the CIA Factbook … Wikipedia
Racial segregation in the United States — is the racial segregation of facilities, services, and opportunities such as housing, education, employment, and transportation along racial lines. The expression refers primarily to the legally or socially enforced separation of African… … Wikipedia
Media literacy — is a repertoire of competences that enable people to analyze, evaluate, and create messages in a wide variety of media modes, genres, and forms. Contents 1 Education 2 History 2.1 United Kingdom 2.2 Australia … Wikipedia
Critical literacy — Critical pedagogy Major works Pedagogy of the Oppressed … Wikipedia
Computer literacy — For the Silicon Valley retailer, see Computer Literacy Bookstore. Computer literacy is defined as the knowledge and ability to use computers and related technology efficiently, with a range of skills covering levels from elementary use to… … Wikipedia
Cultural literacy — is familiarity with and ability to understand the idioms, allusions, and informal content that create and constitute a dominant culture. From being familiar with street signs to knowing historical references to understanding the most recent slang … Wikipedia
Diaspora literacy — is a phrase coined by literary scholar Veve Clark in her work Developing Diaspora Literacy and Marasa Consciousness (Spillers:1991,40 60). It is the ability to understand and/or interpret the multi layered meanings of stories, words, and other… … Wikipedia
Mental health literacy — has been defined as “knowledge and beliefs about mental disorders which aid their recognition, management or prevention. Mental health literacy includes the ability to recognize specific disorders; knowing how to seek mental health information;… … Wikipedia
Mental literacy — is a pseudoscientific and popular psychological term coined by Tony Buzan. Origins Tony Buzan, the mind map guru originated the term mental literacy. The term is directly derived from the computer literacy metaphor and used to infer how the brain … Wikipedia
France Winddance Twine — (born in Chicago, Illinois) is professor of sociology at the University of California at Santa Barbara. Her research is concerned with the intersections of racial, gender and class inequalities as an interlocking system. Her areas of interest and … Wikipedia
