Critical Issues and Dilemmas for Adult Literacy Programs under Welfare Reform.

Sparks, Barbara

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Publication Date: 1999

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Critical Issues and Dilemmas for Adult Literacy Programs under Welfare Reform.

Sparks, Barbara

New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, n83 p15-28 Fall 1999

Critical issues facing adult literacy practitioners include (1) competing perspectives about education vs. jobs; (2) ideological dilemmas about the individual vs. social change philosophy and adult learners' values; (3) educational dilemmas about program goals and purposes under welfare reform; and (4) ethical dilemmas. (SK)

Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Educational Philosophy, Ethics, Ideology, Literacy Education, Welfare Reform

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Temporary Assistance for Needy Families

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