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Direct linkMagro, Karen – Adult Basic Education and Literacy Journal, 2008
This qualitative research study explores key challenges and literacy needs of adults from war-affected backgrounds. Poverty, stress and anxiety, years of formal education, and lack of English language proficiency were cited by the adult learners as barriers to fulfilling their potential. This study also presents perspectives of teachers who have…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Adult Basic Education, Adult Learning, Adult Students
