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Peer reviewedScales, Alice M. – Negro Educational Review, 1992
Addresses the problems of African-American males, and argues that a focus on high literacy for this population is an important strategy for addressing the crisis of education and incarceration. Suggests that literacy is essential to African-American males' participation in the economy. (JB)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Black Achievement, Black Community
