Adult Basic Education, Social Policy, and Educators' Concerns: The Influence of Welfare Reform on Practice.

Sparks, Barbara

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ERIC Number: EJ638626

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Publication Date: 2001

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Adult Basic Education, Social Policy, and Educators' Concerns: The Influence of Welfare Reform on Practice.

Sparks, Barbara

Adult Basic Education, v11 n3 p135-49 Fall 2001

Discussions with 26 Nebraska adult basic education practitioners, 14 survey responses, and interviews with 3 administrators obtained their views of the impact of welfare reform. They have concerns about the emphasis on economic over individual development, the quality of education and training for welfare recipients, time limits on learning, and mandated attendance. (Contains 17 references.) (SK)

Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Education Work Relationship, Educational Quality, Public Policy, Teacher Attitudes, Welfare Recipients, Welfare Reform

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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