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Review of Adult Learning and Literacy, Volume 4: Connecting Research, Policy, and Practice: A Project of the National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy book cover

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Review of Adult Learning and Literacy, Volume 4 Connecting Research, Policy, and Practice: A Project of the National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy

Edited By John Comings, Barbara Garner, Cristine Smith Copyright 2003
282 Pages
by Routledge

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The Review of Adult Learning and Literacy: Connecting Research Policy, and Practice, Volume 4 is the newest addition to a series of annual publications of the National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy (NCSALL) that address major issues, the latest research, and the best practices in the field of adult literacy and learning. Volume 4 opens with an overview of significant... Read more
Contents: D. Perin, Foreword. Preface. T.G. Sticht, The Year 2001 in Review. D. D'Amico, Race, Class, Gender, and Sexual Orientation in Adult Literacy: Power, Pedagogy, and Programs. A. Levenson, Why Do Companies Provide Workplace Education Programs? R. Stites, Implications of New Learning Technologies for Adult Literacy and Learning. D. Helsing, E. Drago-Severson, R. Kegan, Applying Constructive-Developmental Theories of Adult Development to ABE and ESOL Practices. S. Merriam, The Changing Landscape of Adult Learning Theory. S. Merriam, Appendix: Resources on Adult Learning Theory.

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John Comings, Barbara Garner, Christine Smith

"Scholars will find this book useful, because future research recommendations are dotted throughout. In addition, practitioners can use the numerous suggestions to enhance learning in their respective contexts. The book can serve as a textbook or as a useful reference.  The resources and recommendations are useful for practitioners, policymakers, and researchers. Readers will, undoubtedly, enhance their knowledge regarding adult literacy and learning."
—PsycCRITIQUES

"Readers will find the writing consistently clear and insightful....contains an exceptional collection of articles about adult literacy and learning. Each chapter advances some aspect of the field in important ways. As a whole, the book provides a lasting testimony to the stormy and exhilarating field of adult literacy."
—Journal of Literacy Research, 38(2)

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