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Download full textDaniels, Melanie; Gillespie, Marilyn – Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE), University of Maryland, 2005
For many young people, adult education offers a "second chance" to obtain a high school credential, to develop literacy skills, or to succeed in a new country and a new language. With more support, it can also represent a second chance for youth to develop civic knowledge and skills and lifelong patterns of civic engagement. The aim of…
Descriptors: Out of School Youth, English (Second Language), Adult Literacy, Adult Basic Education
