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ERIC Number: EJ1334273
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021
Pages: 6
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: EISSN-2642-3669
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"Naming the Elephant": Literacy Classism, Human Rights and the Need for a New Conversation
Quigley, B. Allan
Adult Literacy Education, v3 n3 p41-46 Fall 2021
Adult literacy has been on the margins of postsecondary education for so long that many in our field assume our ongoing struggle for adequate funding and a better image is somehow "normal." It is "not normal" that some 107,000,000 adults across North America are marginalized, with many hidden in society due to low literacy. This article argues it is time to reconsider the position of our field concerning funding and image beginning with a new conversation concerning literacy classism--the "elephant in the room."
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Adult Education; Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Adult Education Act 1966
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