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Publication Date: 1992
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Looking back in Anger: The Influences of Schooling on Illiterate Adults.
Quigley, Allan
Journal of Education, v174 n1 p104-21 1992
Studies reasons undereducated adults decide not to participate in adult education with 12 female and 8 male (18 African American and 2 white) adults interviewed in Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania). Memories of early schooling were a powerful factor affecting the decision. Adult education methodology can benefit greatly from research into early schooling. (SLD)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Attitudes, Educational Environment, Educational Experience, Elementary Secondary Education, Females, Illiteracy, Interviews, Males, Memory, Outcomes of Education, Poverty, Student Attitudes, Student Motivation, Urban Areas
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Pennsylvania (Pittsburgh)
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