This article examines the conflicts and challenges that student leaders in adult basic education and literacy programs experience in balancing their leadership responsibilities with academic endeavours. Based upon a case study of an adult basic education student leadership council in New York City, the article shows that leadership activities can…

How do youth at risk conceptualize respect? This study with youth in an alternative basic education learning center suggests that there are four forms of respect--Challenge, Attention, Responsiveness, and Expectation (C.A.R.E). Students believe they are respected when adults challenge them to succeed academically, give attention to their…

Welfare reform legislation in Tennessee provided adult basic education classes for welfare recipients whose literacy skills were below ninth grade. Although more than half of those eligible enrolled in adult basic education, many dropped out. The Completion Bonus, a cash incentive program, was instituted to encourage the completion of education…