Publication Date
| In 2024 | 0 |
| Since 2023 | 0 |
| Since 2020 (last 5 years) | 0 |
| Since 2015 (last 10 years) | 0 |
| Since 2005 (last 20 years) | 2 |
Descriptor
| Foreign Countries | 2 |
| Language Skills | 2 |
| Adult Learning | 1 |
| Adult Literacy | 1 |
| Adult Students | 1 |
| Biculturalism | 1 |
| Correlation | 1 |
| Educational Methods | 1 |
| Empowerment | 1 |
| Ethnography | 1 |
| Immigrants | 1 |
| More ▼ | |
Author
| Li, Mei-Hua | 1 |
| Street, Brian V. | 1 |
Publication Type
| Journal Articles | 2 |
| Opinion Papers | 2 |
Education Level
| Adult Basic Education | 2 |
| Adult Education | 2 |
Audience
Location
| United States | 2 |
| China | 1 |
| United Kingdom | 1 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Peer reviewed
Direct linkStreet, Brian V. – Reading Research Quarterly, 2012
This essay offers a commentary on how the relationship between language and literacy practices in and out of school has been conceptualized. It draws upon two new books in the field. Shirley Brice Heath's new book, "Words at Work and Play: Three Decades in Family and Community Life," which makes use of rich ethnographic accounts of…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Adult Students, Literacy, Writing Skills
Li, Mei-Hua – Harvard Educational Review, 2011
In this article, the author describes the opportunities she had for putting her cultural and language skills to use. She shares her experiences at the Asian Voices of Organized Youth for Community Empowerment (A-VOYCE) program and at the Participatory Chinatown project. The author never thought that learning about her identity and using what she…
Descriptors: Empowerment, Multilingualism, Language Skills, Immigrants
