A Case Study of a Volunteer-Based Literacy Class with Adults with Developmental Disabilities

Autor/in	Lynch, Jacqueline
Titel	A Case Study of a Volunteer-Based Literacy Class with Adults with Developmental Disabilities
Quelle	In: Australian Journal of Adult Learning, 53 (2013) 2, S.302-325 (24 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1443-1394
Schlagwörter	Adult Literacy; Adult Education; Literacy Education; Mental Retardation; Developmental Disabilities; Adult Students; Interviews; Tutors; Volunteers; Foreign Countries; Observation; Teaching Methods; Classroom Techniques; Goal Orientation; Learning Activities; Health Education; Mathematics Skills; Case Studies; Canada; National Adult Literacy Survey (NCES) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adult; Adults; Education; Adult basic education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Geistige Behinderung; Entwicklungsstörung; Student; Students; Erwachsenenalter; Studentin; Schüler; Schülerin; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Förderlehrer; Lehrender; Tutor; Freiwilliger; Ausland; Beobachtung; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Klassenführung; Zielorientierung; Zielvorstellung; Lernaktivität; Gesundheitsaufklärung; Gesundheitsbildung; Gesundheitserziehung; Mathmatics achievement; Mathematics ability; Mathematische Kompetenz; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Kanada
Abstract	The purpose of this study was to examine participants' perspectives on how a volunteer-based adult literacy class supports the learning of adults with developmental/intellectual disabilities. Interviews were conducted with four tutors, three adult learners, and two coordinators and observations of the class occurred over a 6-month period during which the author was a tutor. The focus during this time period was on health and mathematics. Three major categories were identified: class organization (goals and structure), teaching strategies and behaviours, and class activities. Based on these findings, several recommendations are presented including the need for further integration of adult learners' out-of-school literacy activities into the class and for increased tutor knowledge of the adult learners' disability. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Adult Learning Australia. Level 1, 32 Northbourne Avenue, Canberra, ACT 2603, Australia. Tel: +61-02-6274-9515; Fax: +61-02-6274-9513; Web site: http://www.ala.asn.au
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10