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Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2004
Pages: 14
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ISSN: ISSN-1052-2891
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Adult Education in the Urban Context
Martin, Larry G.
New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, n101 p3-16 Spr 2004
Context is vitally important for urban adult education because it tends to create physical, psychological, and sociocultural distance between and among learners and various providers of adult and continuing education programs, thereby creating barriers and the differential provision of adult learning opportunities for some urban populations.
Descriptors: Continuing Education, Adult Learning, Lifelong Learning, Context Effect, Urban Education, Sociocultural Patterns, Social Influences, Cultural Influences, Psychological Patterns, Educational Opportunities, Access to Education, Disadvantaged, Minority Groups, Violence, United States History, Urban Problems, Racial Bias, Racial Discrimination, Racial Segregation, School Segregation, Language Minorities, Poverty, Equal Opportunities (Jobs)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Adult Education
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Language: English
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