Adult Literacy and Welfare Reform: Marginalization, Voice, and Control

Examines the interrelationship between the marginal status of the field of adult basic education and those disenfranchised because of their economic standing as a result of welfare in the United States. Deconstructs the phenomenon of marginalization and analyzes its impact on program delivery and re...

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Published in:Education and urban society 2000-02, Vol.32 (2), p.167-187
Main Authors: Sheared, Vanessa, Mccabe, Jennifer, Umeki, Donna
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult Basic Education
Adult education
Adult Educators
Adult Learning
Adult Literacy
Adult Reading Programs
Adult Vocational Education
African Americans
Community Colleges
Community Relations
Delivery Systems
Economic Change
Economic Factors
Educational Change
Educational sociology
Factors
Instructional Materials
Literacy
Marginalized Groups
Reading Instruction
Reform Efforts
Self Determination
State Policy
Teaching Methods
Two Year Colleges
U.S.A
Urban areas
USA
Welfare
Welfare Recipients
Welfare Reform
Welfare Services
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Summary:Examines the interrelationship between the marginal status of the field of adult basic education and those disenfranchised because of their economic standing as a result of welfare in the United States. Deconstructs the phenomenon of marginalization and analyzes its impact on program delivery and recipients of services. (SLD)
ISSN:0013-1245
1552-3535
DOI:10.1177/0013124500322002