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Chitvan Trivedi; Sarah M. Ray – New Horizons in Adult Education & Human Resource Development, 2024
The high incarceration rate and systemic racism in the United States, along with entrenched social barriers, highlight the need for creative solutions to help formerly incarcerated individuals (FIIs) reintegrate successfully. This paper highlights social entrepreneurial ventures (SEVs) as powerful agents of social change, underscoring the…
Descriptors: Equal Education, Empowerment, Social Justice, Institutionalized Persons
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Narey, Marilyn J.; Kerry-Moran, Kelli Jo – SpringerBriefs in Education, 2021
This book is a rich, yet highly accessible volume that details an exciting and much-needed inquiry into the notion of literacy: what it is, why it is, and how it might be framed most effectively for 21st century education. The chapters unfold in a creative interplay of practice and theory. Narey's insightful questioning into the…
Descriptors: Literacy, Definitions, Theory Practice Relationship, Empowerment
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Mosquera, Selma, Ed.; da Palma, Patrícia Jardim, Ed. – IGI Global, 2020
Interest in the field of entrepreneurship is at an all-time high; coincidentally, migration is increasingly changing the landscape of employment. Many migrants find themselves facing challenges that entrepreneurial skills can help overcome. However, little remains explored within adult migrant education, especially within enterprises.…
Descriptors: Entrepreneurship, Immigrants, Access to Education, Adult Education
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Butler, S. Kent; Bunch, Lela Kosteck – Professional School Counseling, 2005
Children come to school with a variety of factors impinging on their academic success (Rose, 1998). The impact of these factors varies in degree. Furthermore, children from high-risk urban areas may experience barriers that not only hinder academic success, but also support their disengagement from educational institutions. Therefore, working with…
Descriptors: Group Counseling, Academic Achievement, Urban Schools, Females