Naming Our World, Claiming Our Knowledge: Research-in-Practice in Adult Literacy Programs.

Quigley, B. Allan

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ERIC Number: EJ595864

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Publication Date: 1999

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Naming Our World, Claiming Our Knowledge: Research-in-Practice in Adult Literacy Programs.

Quigley, B. Allan

Alberta Journal of Educational Research, v45 n3 p253-62 Fall 1999

Throughout its history, adult literacy education has been defined, researched, and controlled by external entities. Action research is now enabling literacy practitioners and learners to gain a voice through production of their own knowledge. The applicability, benefits, and inherent risks of practitioner action research are discussed. Contains 53 references. (Author/SV)

Descriptors: Action Research, Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Students, Educational Research, Empowerment, Literacy Education, Participatory Research, Professional Development, Teacher Researchers

Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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