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Download full textBaird, Irene C. – 1995
A study analyzed how a group of single welfare mothers, heads of households mandated to participate in a preemployment program with an educational component, viewed learning. Welfare policy makers assumed a highly illiterate population whose "deficiencies" would be remediated through participation in existing, voluntary basic education. Studies…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Learning, Compulsory Education, Economically Disadvantaged
Veres, Helen C. – 1979
A study was conducted to (1) identify continuing education needs and barriers to adult participation in New York State (excluding New York City); (2) collect information about adult education services and staff development priorities in programs sponsored by public schools, Boards of Cooperative Educational Services, and two-year state colleges;…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adults, Basic Skills
Sparks, Barbara; MacDaniels, Carol – 1998
A participatory research model collected stories of the experiences and most pressing problems of mothers on welfare. Over 35 African American, biracial, and Anglo women from an urban community who received cash assistance in a midwestern, largely rural state participated in small group discussions at a job readiness program. An interactive…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Blacks, Consciousness Raising, Economically Disadvantaged
