Descriptor
| Literacy Education | 2 |
| Service Learning | 2 |
| Student Empowerment | 2 |
| Action Research | 1 |
| Adult Basic Education | 1 |
| Adult Literacy | 1 |
| Adult Programs | 1 |
| Adult Students | 1 |
| Case Studies | 1 |
| Change Agents | 1 |
| Change Strategies | 1 |
| More ▼ | |
Publication Type
| Opinion Papers | 2 |
| Books | 1 |
| Journal Articles | 1 |
| Reports - Evaluative | 1 |
| Reports - Research | 1 |
Education Level
Audience
Location
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Peer reviewedMinter, Deborah Williams; Schweingruber, Heidi – Michigan Journal of Community Service Learning, 1996
Calls for greater attention to pedagogical challenges and opportunities to integrate service-learning and academic study, particularly in maintaining both content coverage and empowerment as objectives. Draws on transcripts of class discussions and student writing in a community service learning course focusing on literacy to trace students'…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Classroom Techniques, College Instruction, Course Content
Grabill, Jeffrey T. – 2001
The community literacy program of Western District Adult Basic Education in Georgia was examined to demonstrate how the meaning and value of literacy is a function of specific local institutions. The goal of the examination was to theorize literacy by constructing a localized framework for understanding literacy within a given institution in order…
Descriptors: Action Research, Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs
