NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 2 results Save | Export
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Shin, Jaran; Ging, Liz – Adult Education Quarterly: A Journal of Research and Theory, 2019
Historical and legislative evolutions of education policy have repurposed federally funded adult education programs in the United States. The 2014 passage of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) has considerable repercussions for everyone involved in the field because it controls the funding, assessment, and structure of these…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Labor Force Development, Labor Legislation, Adult Education
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Cohen, Jennifer L. – Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education, 2010
Public education discourse in the USA has been characterized by messages of crisis shaping education policies across national contexts. Education policy solutions target a lack of qualified teachers and insufficient oversight of teacher practice as central factors in the crisis, placing teacher identity as knowledgeable, authoritative…
Descriptors: Criticism, Discourse Analysis, Educational Change, Accountability