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Peer reviewedDemetrion, George – Adult Basic Education, 1993
A case study of the Bob Steele Reading Center in Connecticut demonstrates problems inherent in participatory literacy education when the learners, the program's culture, and the sociocultural context are not grounded in the participatory democratic ethic. (SK)
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Reading Programs, Cultural Context, Democracy
