Learning for economic self sufficiency : constructing pedagogies of hope among low-income, low-literate adults /

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author:	EBSCOhost
Other Authors:	Alfred, Mary V., 1951-
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Charlotte, NC : Information Age Pub., 2010.
Series:	Adult education special topics.
Subjects:	Higher education and state > United States. Economics > United States > Sociological aspects. United States > Social conditions > 1980-2020. Enseignement supérieur > Politique gouvernementale > États-Unis. EDUCATION > Higher. Economics > Sociological aspects. Higher education and state. Social conditions. United States. 1980-2020 Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

""Cover""; ""Series""; ""Title""; ""Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data""; ""Contents""; ""Introduction and Context""; ""Chapter 1
Promises and Challenges for Institutions of Higher Education in Educating Low-Income Adult Learners""; ""Chapter 2
The Role of the Community College in Redirecting Careers of Low-Literate, Low-Income, and Low-Skilled Citizens""; ""Chapter 3
Riches from the Poor""; ""Chapter 4
Using Technology to Improve Pedagogy and Empowerment with Low-Literacy Adults""
""Chapter 5
The Connection Between Health Literacy and Adult Literacy in Developing Economic Self-Sufficiency""""Chapter 6
Adult Learners in Urban Communities""; ""Chapter 7
No Worker Left Behind""; ""Chapter 8
The Role of the Black Church in Developing Congregants for the Workplace""; ""Chapter 9
Learning on the Move""; ""Chapter 10
Consumption, Gendered Stereotypes, and the Struggle for Respect""; ""Chapter 11
Learning for Self-Sufficiency Among Immigrants in Canada""; ""Chapter 12
Literacies from the Inside""
""Chapter 13
The Role of Social Capital in Developing Economic Self-Sufficiency""""About the Contributors""