Culture

12 records
Title	Date	Abstract
Understanding how African Americans experience adult literacy education	[1996]	This research report presents the results of a pilot study for a dissertation study concerned with understanding how African ...
Sociocultural aspects of literacy	1990	The mini-bibliography contains four articles and seven documents on the subject of sociocultural aspects of literacy.
Promoting intercultural understanding	1998	The Alert highlights some of the trends in the literature related to intercultural understanding. Resources are included.
Multicultural work force	[1990]	The current work force in the United States is no longer a majority of white males, and women and minorities will be an incre...
Diversity training	1998	The Alert summarizes issues related to workplace diversity training (DT) initiatives. Definitions and the characteristics of...
Culturally relevant practice	June 2008	This digest explores issues of culture and culturally relevant practice in adult education programs and suggests strategies f...
Cultural orientation for refugees	March 2006	Preparing refugees for life in the United States requires effort by both overseas and U.S. cultural orientation [CO] trainers...
Cultural diversity and teamwork	1994	The digest examines cultural beliefs, attitudes, and practices as they influence communication style. It presents strategies...
Cultural considerations in adult literacy education	1991	In this digest, the main themes of a broad interpretation of literacy are set forth, and examples of approaches in use and re...
Considering culture in the selection of teaching approaches for adults	2001	This Digest examines the different dimensions of culture that are relevant to the adult learning context in the United States...
African Americans and self-help education: the missing link in adult education	2000	This digest recognizes the significant role of the field of self-help education and self-help literature in the lives of Afri...
Adult learning in and through the arts	2002	This Digest discusses adult lifelong learning in the arts and addresses current issues in adult arts education. References ar...