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ERIC Number: EJ446290
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1992
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Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-1046-3364
Cultural Literacy and the Developmental Student: Whose Culture and What Kind of Literacy?
Schear, Elaine L.
Research & Teaching in Developmental Education, v8 n2 p5-14 Spr 1992
Identifies failings in the notions of cultural literacy espoused by Hirsch, Bloom, Bennett, and Ravitch. Discusses the dangers of reacculturation as an educational aim. Urges educators to consider the cultural adjustments they ask their students to make to succeed academically and the support students are given. (DMM)
Descriptors: Acculturation, Adult Students, Community Colleges, Cultural Influences, Cultural Pluralism, Developmental Studies Programs, Educational Objectives, Minority Groups, Two Year College Students, Two Year Colleges
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Practitioners
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Cultural Literacy