One Size Does Not Fit All: Educational Perspectives and Program Practices in the U.S.

Wrigley, Heide Spruck

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ERIC Number: EJ474563

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1993

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One Size Does Not Fit All: Educational Perspectives and Program Practices in the U.S.

Wrigley, Heide Spruck

TESOL Quarterly, v27 n3 p449-65 Fall 1993

In 11 innovative programs examined as part of a U.S. study on adult English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) literacy, the philosophies that informed the ESL curricula ranged from literacy that encouraged personal growth or individual empowerment to literacy for social adaptation or assimilation. (Contains 35 references.) (Author/LB)

Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Definitions, Educational Philosophy, English (Second Language), Literacy Education, Program Evaluation, Relevance (Education), Self Actualization, Social Change

Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Note: Special topic issue: Adult Literacies.