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Lorimer Leonard, Rebecca; Pappo, Danielle – Community Literacy Journal, 2022
This article is an ethnographic case study of a community literacy project that teaches immigrants to the U.S. how to get their driver's licenses. The article shows how perceptions of literacy change when project participants encounter the "rules of the road"--unspoken rules that are highly social, deeply embodied, and usually pitched by…
Descriptors: Immigrants, Driver Education, Standards, Traffic Safety
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Lorimer Leonard, Rebecca; Gear, Caroline; Sánchez, Lenny – Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 2021
This case study describes the dynamics of a literacy curriculum that was collaboratively designed at a community language school. The curriculum teaches participants how to get a driver's license in Massachusetts, focusing on the English language literacies necessary for passing the written and road tests. This case study describes the…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Literacy Education, Community Schools, English (Second Language)
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Whitehill, Jennifer M.; Wilner, Molly; Rataj, Suzanne; Moreno, Megan A – Journal of American College Health, 2019
Objective: To examine the use of transportation networking companies (TNCs) (eg, Uber) among substance-using students in rural and urban college settings. Participants: Students at two large state universities were randomly selected and screened for substance use. Participants reported use of TNCs generally and after substance use and whether TNC…
Descriptors: Motor Vehicles, Traffic Safety, Transportation, Substance Abuse