Adult Literacy Programming: Whose Needs Are Being Served?.

Rees, E. Frances

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ERIC Number: EJ473832

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Publication Date: 1993

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Adult Literacy Programming: Whose Needs Are Being Served?

Rees, E. Frances

Adult Basic Education, v3 n3 p160-70 Fall 1993

Two literacy initiatives (immigrant education in the early 1900s and citizenship schools at Highlander, 1953-61) suggest a core strategy for accommodating cultural pluralism in adult literacy: considering the distinct sociocultural and political dynamics that affect the educational environment for excluded groups. (SK)

Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Citizenship Education, Cultural Context, Cultural Pluralism, Immigrants, Political Influences

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Language: English

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