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Exploring the Middle Ground: Literacy as Growth.
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Demetrion, George – Adult Basic Education, 2002
Examines the literacy myth: the belief that literacy can solve complex personal and social problems. Explores links between "literacy for life" and Dewey's concept of growth. Makes the case for a pragmatic middle ground between structural-functional and radical-transformative interpretations of adult literacy education. Presents a case…
Descriptors: Educational Philosophy, Empowerment, Individual Development, Literacy
Student Goals and Public Outcomes: The Contribution of Adult Literacy Education to the Public Good.
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Demetrion, George – Adult Basic Education, 1997
Contrasts the views of Chisman and Freire about the goals of adult literacy education. Demonstrates the valuable personal outcomes and contributions to the common good of literacy education. Suggests that literacy may be an intervening variable rather than a determining cause of public and personal enhancement. (SK)
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Educational Philosophy, Individual Development