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ERIC Number: EJ1188023
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018-Jan
Pages: 14
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ISSN: ISSN-0835-4944
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Volunteer Tutors: Agents of Change or Reproduction? An Examination of Consciousness, Ideology, and Praxis
Perry, Judy; Luk, Annie
Canadian Journal for the Study of Adult Education, v30 n1 p19-32 Jan 2018
Volunteer tutors play a significant role in delivering adult literacy programs. It is estimated that up to 60% of all instructors in adult literacy programs in the United States are volunteers (Ziegler, McCallum, & Bell, 2009). However, volunteer tutors' work or experience are rarely the subjects of research. Volunteer tutors' contributions to adult literacy are significant because they have personal relationships with learners while being expected to deliver ministry guidelines. In this paper, we examine the narratives of three volunteer tutors from a program in Ontario, Canada, to understand whether and how volunteer tutors act as agents of change or reproduction. Using a Marxist analysis, we review the consciousness, ideology, and praxis of the volunteer tutors in this study. We delve critically into the work of volunteer tutors to illustrate the potential and the limitations of volunteer tutors' role in bringing about social transformation in the field of adult literacy.
Mount Saint Vincent University. e-mail: cjsaerceea@gmail.com; Web site: https://cjsae.library.dal.ca/index.php/cjsae
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Canada
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