Making a Difference in Learners' Lives: Results of a Study Based on Adult Literacy Programs

Autor/in	Terry, Marion
Titel	Making a Difference in Learners' Lives: Results of a Study Based on Adult Literacy Programs
Quelle	In: Adult Basic Education: An Interdisciplinary Journal for Adult Literacy Educational Planning, 16 (2006) 1, S.3-19 (17 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1052-231X
Schlagwörter	Qualitative Research; Adult Literacy; Adult Learning; Literacy Education; Foreign Countries; Case Studies; Research Methodology; Self Esteem; Academic Achievement; Interviews; Coordinators; Empowerment; Educational Objectives; Employment Potential; Canada + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Qualitative Forschung; Adulte education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Ausland; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Research method; Forschungsmethode; Self-esteem; Selbstaufmerksamkeit; Schulleistung; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Koordinator; Educational objective; Bildungsziel; Erziehungsziel; Arbeitsmarktbezogene Qualifikation; Beschäftigungsfähigkeit; Kanada
Abstract	Using qualitative methods, the author explores how adult learners' lives are affected by participating in adult literacy programs in Manitoba, Canada. After a description of research methods, changes in six major areas of learners' lives are discussed: general attitudes toward life, levels of interpersonal awareness, self-esteem, academic confidence, learning goals, and employment plans. Each of these changes is examined in the context of the related professional literature. The author concludes with recommendations for practitioners along with suggestions for future research. (Author).
Anmerkungen	Commission on Adult Basic Education. 1320 Jamesville Avenue, Syracuse, NY 13210. Tel: 315-422-9121; Web site: http://www.coabe.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10