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Literacy for Specific Purposes (LSP): A Literacy Curriculum Framework for Learners in Vocational Education

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: This qualitative study reports the first validation of the Literacy for Specific Purposes (LSP) theory and framework for literacy curriculum development in Further Education (FE). The paper combines the validation which is viewed as an iterative process with an empirical research that collected data through face-to-face interviews with learners. The findings confirm that the underpinning concepts of the LSP theory i.e., curricularization, cross-disciplinarity interactions and learner-centredness are interrelated and promote literacy development in struggling literacy learners. The second component, the theory validation, confirms the reliability of LSP as a viable theory in education.

Source: International Journal of Instruction

DOI: 10.29333/iji.2025.18112a

Authors: Diola Bijlhout, Gordon Ade-Ojo

Institutions: University of Wales Trinity Saint David, University of Greenwich

Language: English

Topic: Education Systems and Policy

Subfield: Education

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Quality education

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W4404949793

FWCI: 2.581

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Cited by: 2

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