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Terry, Marion – Educational Research Quarterly, 2008
In 2003, a study of two Canadian adult literacy programs included 37 learners who revealed a variety of reasons for having dropped out of school as teenagers and younger adults. Chief among these were the influences of parents, siblings, and peers both in and out of school. This article considers these research findings, in light of the…
Descriptors: Siblings, Adolescents, Adult Literacy, Parent Influence