Anzia Yezierska and Agnes Smedley grew up in the United States in poverty-stricken, working-class families. Both women became famous authors and participants in social movements of the early decades of the 20th century. Yezierska's "Bread Givers" and Smedley's "Daughter of Earth", published in the 1920s, were fictionalized…

This manual is a collection of suggestions for lessons and learning activities for Labor Day (May 1st). It includes material for use with students at all levels, preschool, elementary and secondary school, and college. The activities are listed by level and subject matter. The subjects covered include English, art, reading, religious education,…

Reports an analysis of the presence and sources of discrepancies in the class identifications of married couples. Suggests that differences occur, in part, because husbands base class identification only upon their own achievements and family income, while wives take into account the achievements of both spouses. (Author/ABB)

Compares the effects of socioeconomic factors and leisure satisfaction variables upon the level of self-actualization of working adults. Of the independent variables, only sex, marital status, occupation, education and relaxational variables correlated significantly with any of the self-actualization measures. (Author/ABB)

In the context of teaching urban working-class adults basic math and statistics for the social sciences, demonstrates ways in which Freire's critical education theory can illuminate specific problems and solutions in critical teaching and ways in which math education can contribute to liberating social change. (CMG)

This book updates the 1988 examination of Highlander, one of the South's most extraordinary and controversial institutions. Newly available materials and the latest scholarship details the school's most recent work in Appalachia, its efforts to bring international grassroots groups together on common issues, and its support of emerging economic…

This report presents focal case studies of two working-class mothers who are building bridges between their individual homes and Parker Elementary (located in a small midwestern city) where both of their children attend school. The report delineates a study which examined how the literacy practices within the two women's households related to…

Two measures of adjustment were administered to a sample of 450 working-class Anglo-, Greek-, and Italian-Australian adolescents in years 9 and 11 of nine Melbourne high schools. Cultural conflict may be an influential factor in the adjustment of Italian-Australians, but not Greek-Australians. (Author/PN)

Discusses a study that examined 11 parents' assessment of their involvement in their children's education. Except for two divorced mothers, the majority of participants consistently provided advocacy/support to their children throughout their entire school lives. Only one parent exercised real decision-making involvement in her child's school.…

Examines language policy in two British colonies--Basutoland (Lesotho) and Ceylon (Sri Lanka), during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Finds that mother tongue education and the concomitant restriction of the teaching of English for the working classes in these colonial contexts constituted a form of industrial education.(Author/VWL)

Examines the experiences of 12 working class women attending an Access course at an inner city further education college. Risks and costs involved in transitioning to higher education were evident in the women's narratives. Material and cultural factors inhibited their access to higher education. The desire to "give something back"…

Describes a well-behaved, hard-working, poor, white, working class British boy trying to achieve academically in an inner-city boys' comprehensive school while simultaneously maintaining his standing within the male peer group culture, discussing possibilities of bringing together white working-class masculinities with educational success in…

Reviews the life and work of British adult educator Raymond Williams, including his ideological bases, teaching methods, and publications post-World War II to 1960. Includes 195 reference notes. (SK)

Compares education of lower-middle and working classes in Brazil and the United States to examine effects of the educational system in supporting the changing technological infrastructure. Concludes that both countries need to improve access and minimize stratification to make their systems of education for mid-level technology more equitable.…

Waves of activity in British workers' education include (1) initiation (1899-1920), with the establishment of the Workers' Education Association; (2) consolidation (1920-1940), with the formation of the National Council of Labour Colleges; (3) growth (1940-1964); (4) increased union training (1964-1979); and (5) current attempts to broaden the…