Each One Teach One: The Legacy of Evangelism in Adult Literacy Education

Autor/in	Christoph, Julie Nelson
Titel	Each One Teach One: The Legacy of Evangelism in Adult Literacy Education
Quelle	In: Written Communication, 26 (2009) 1, S.77-110 (34 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0741-0883
DOI	10.1177/0741088308327478
Schlagwörter	Literacy Education; Christianity; Illiteracy; Tutors; Adult Basic Education; Adult Learning; Adult Students; Adult Literacy; Tutoring; Hidden Curriculum; Instructional Materials; Educational Finance; Student Motivation; Critical Theory; Alignment (Education); Student Educational Objectives; United States + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Christentum; Analphabetismus; Förderlehrer; Lehrender; Tutor; Adult; Adults; Education; Adult education; Erwachsenenbildung; Adulte education; Adult training; Student; Students; Erwachsenenalter; Studentin; Schüler; Schülerin; Förderkonzept; Nachhilfeunterricht; Heimlicher Lehrplan; Lehrmaterial; Lehrmittel; Unterrichtsmedien; Bildungsfonds; Schulische Motivation; Kritische Theorie; USA
Abstract	Scholars of adult basic literacy curricular materials have argued that the skill-based, deficit-oriented approach of many such materials denies the interests and motivations of adult learners. Exploring why these kinds of curricular materials are prevalent in adult basic literacy education, this article focuses on the case of ProLiteracy, a nongovernmental adult basic literacy organization that grew out of missionary Frank Laubach's work in the 1930s to convert illiterate adults to Christianity and a belief in American-style capitalism. This article argues that the legacy of Laubach's evangelism continues to affect adult literacy instruction in the United States today, through the content of many of the materials in the ProLiteracy catalogue, as well as through the volunteer-based one-to-one tutoring model's positioning of low-literacy adults. (Contains 1 table, 4 figures and 9 notes.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10