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| Adult Literacy | 1 |
| Basic Skills | 1 |
| Evaluation Criteria | 1 |
| Job Training | 1 |
| Literacy Education | 1 |
| Role of Education | 1 |
| Workplace Literacy | 1 |
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| Adult Basic Education | 1 |
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| St. Clair, Ralf | 1 |
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| Journal Articles | 1 |
| Opinion Papers | 1 |
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Peer reviewedSt. Clair, Ralf – Adult Basic Education, 2002
Examines ways in which the evaluative criteria of literacy education are being displaced by those with a work force development focus. Illustrates the consequences of criterion bleed: the concept of basic skills is being shifted from a means of democratic participation to a tool for employment. Urges adult literacy educators to adopt a critical…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Basic Skills, Evaluation Criteria, Job Training
