Developing Linkages between Home and School : The Language Cluster Program and Adult Literacy / Robert S. Brown and Janet L. Penn.

This study investigated the degree to which the flexible design of an adult literacy program provided for efficient, effective, and satisfying teacher behavior within the social system of the providing organization. The program was a collaboration of junior high school, business community, community...

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Main Authors: Brown, Robert S.
Penn, Janet L. (Author)
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1996.
Subjects:
Adult Education.
Adult Literacy.
Conflict Resolution.
Interaction.
Literacy Education.
Peer Relationship.
Program Design.
Teacher Administrator Relationship.
Teacher Attitudes.
Teacher Role.
Reports, Research.
Speeches/Meeting Papers.
Genre:
Reports, Research.
Speeches/Meeting Papers.
Physical Description:72 pages
Format: Microfilm Book
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Summary:
This study investigated the degree to which the flexible design of an adult literacy program provided for efficient, effective, and satisfying teacher behavior within the social system of the providing organization. The program was a collaboration of junior high school, business community, community college, and federal agencies intended to enhance the link between home, education, and work in order to encourage lifelong learning. The focus of the study was on role expectations and personality needs of the teachers, and how the literacy program's organization accommodated them. The population served includes students aged 13-21. Seven teachers were observed in the classroom, kept journals, responded to a survey, and participated in interviews. Analysis of the data gathered revealed both facilitative and confrontational qualities in teachers' interaction with peers and administrators. Contains 36 references. (MSE) (Adjunct ERIC Clearinghouse on Literacy Education)
Note:ERIC Note: Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the National Association for Bilingual Education (Orlando, FL, March 12-16, 1996).
Microform.
Call Number:ED423719 Microfiche
Audience:
Practitioners. ericd
Teachers. ericd
Reproduction Note:
Microfiche. [Washington D.C.]: ERIC Clearinghouse microfiches : positive.