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| Adult Basic Education | 1 |
| Armed Forces | 1 |
| Disadvantaged Youth | 1 |
| Functional Literacy | 1 |
| Literacy Education | 1 |
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| Journal of Education | 1 |
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| Kozol, Jonathan | 1 |
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Peer reviewedKozol, Jonathan – Journal of Education, 1985
Describes the literacy training provided by the Armed Forces as both minimal and dehumanizing, with an overriding emphasis on training young, disadvantaged recruits to perform necessary tasks without any thought or analysis. (GC)
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Armed Forces, Disadvantaged Youth, Functional Literacy
