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Publication Date: 2021
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Digital Literacy, the Pandemic, and Racism: A Cascade of Inequitable Events Demanding Action from Adult Education
Vanek, Jen B.; Cytron-Hysom, Tom; Riggs, Rachel; Webber, Alison Ascher
COABE Journal: The Resource for Adult Education, v9 n2 Article 12 p93-108 Win 2020-2021
The 2020 COABE Digital Literacy and Technology Integration Strand Meeting convened in highly unusual times. Firstly, adult basic skills programs across the country were in the midst of operating completely remotely due to the COVID-19 pandemic and, additionally, the country was searching for a path forward after a national racial reckoning motivated by a surge of protests against White supremacy in the U.S. in the aftermath of the murder of George Floyd. The two events made existing racial inequities and related economic, social, education, health care and other endemic disparities impossible to ignore and catalyzed a broad movement to protest against them. As a strand, we decided to convene in to explore how we might help to mitigate issues of digital exclusion in the Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) communities of learners we all serve.
Descriptors: Digital Literacy, COVID-19, Pandemics, Racism, Equal Education, Adult Education, Educational Change, Minority Group Students, Educational Strategies, Inclusion, Access to Computers, Internet, Federal Aid, Federal Legislation, Partnerships in Education, Student Needs, Handheld Devices, Faculty Development
Coalition on Adult Basic Education. PO Box 1820 Cicero, NY 13039. Tel: 888-442-6223; e-mail: journal@coabe.org; Web site: https://coabe.org/coabe-journal/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Adult Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Illinois (Chicago)
Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Coronavirus Aid Relief and Economic Security Act 2020
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