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So You Say Our Work Is "Essential": Essential Workers and the Potential for Transformative Learning in the Wake of COVID-19 Social and Economic Disruption
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Scully-Russ, Ellen; Cseh, Maria; Hakimi, Lily; Philip, Jerry; Lundgren, Henriette; Ralston, D. J. – New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, 2022
At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, some US workers became "essential" overnight and were, therefore, ineligible to work from home. Millions of these workers put their lives at risk to keep society functioning. So, why do we undervalue those we cannot live without? This article explores the transformative potential of learning in and…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Transformative Learning, Labor Force Development