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ERIC Number: EJ542621
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
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ISSN: ISSN-0031-7217
Creating a Student Literacy Corps in a Diverse Community.
Flippo, Rona E.; And Others
Phi Delta Kappan, v78 n8 p644-46 Apr 1997
Fitchburg (Massachusetts) State College, surrounded by rapidly expanding African American, Asian, and Hispanic populations, was awarded a 1990 federal Student Literacy Corps grant to initiate a Literacy Corps Program. The program created and fostered literacy opportunities for area children, adolescents, and adults and helped participants develop an appreciation of their culturally diverse community. (MLH)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Agency Cooperation, Asian Americans, Blacks, College School Cooperation, Community Involvement, Cultural Differences, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Government, Grants, Higher Education, Hispanic Americans, Literacy Education, Program Descriptions, Tutors
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Reports - Evaluative; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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