Literacy for Life: Adult Learners, New Practices

ISBN-10: 0807736589
ISBN-13: 9780807736586
Series: Literacy for Life
Category: Language Arts & Disciplines
Pages: 127
Language: English
Published: 1997-01-01
Publisher: Teachers College Press
Authors: Hanna Arlene Fingeret, Cassandra Drennon

Description

Through data-based theory development, Literacy for Life examines the process through which life change happens, based on in-depth profiles of five participants in an adult literacy education program. The authors explore why some adults seem to experience change more positively and profoundly than others. They also address the nature and role of shame in inhibiting change, and the role of the environment and community. This book places learners at the center of their own learning and change, rather than the educator or educational program. Most importantly, this book will help educators understand the complex process through which adults use literacy to change their lives, not just their test scores.

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Other editions

Literacy for Life
- 2007
- 545 pages
- Paperback
- Pearson/A & B
Literacy for Life: Integrating Learning in Classroom, School and Community
- 1990
- 123 pages
- Paperback
- Dellasta
Literacy for Life: The Demand for Reading and Writing
- 1983
- 272 pages
- Paperback
- Modern Language Assn of Amer

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