[NIFL-FOBASICS:621] Re: FOB RE: Sponsors and Sponsorship

From: "Flanery
Date: Thu Nov 14 2002 - 12:20:46 EST


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Robin, I would be very interested in reading those responses. Would you
please forward them to me at:  jflanery@ashland.k12.ky.us        ?

Thanks much.

Joan




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From: Robin Millar [mailto:r.millar@uwinnipeg.ca]
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Subject: [NIFL-FOBASICS:620] Re: FOB RE: Sponsors and Sponsorship


recently completed my doctoral dissertation which is entitled Ambivalent
Learning.  In this research, I talked with many adults in up grading and
literacy porgrams.  In one chapter, I focused on the many supports that
students need to re-connect to learning.  I liked your use of the word
"sponsorship."  I do have examles that students told me and I can forward
that chapter to you if you are interested.
 
Mainly students got 'sponsorship' from family and friends.  Some received it
from teachers and tutors in the program.  Others from other students in the
program.  Many also had negative feedback from other family and friends.
They particularly found it difficult to change their life styles in order to
accommodate a return to learning.
 
Robin Millar   


Dr. Robin Millar
Executive Director
Centre for Education and Work
515 Portage Avenue
Winnipeg, MB R3B 2E9
204-786-9395
>>> comingjo@gse.harvard.edu 10/31/02 09:49 AM >>>
FOB readers:

Sonda Cuban and I shared interim findings on sponsors and sponsorship in 
Vol 6 Issue A of FOB.  We are now beginning work on the final report of our 
research and would be interested in hearing feedback on the article. 
Specifically, do you see sponsorship as important to supporting student 
persistence (do you have examples of it?), do you think the three types of 
sponsorship make sense (are there other types?), have you seen program or 
teacher activities that support sponsorship?

Thank you

John Comings


John Comings, Director
NCSALL -- Nichols House
Harvard Graduate School of Education   (617) 496-0516, voice
7 Appian Way                           (617) 335-9839, cell
Cambridge MA 02138                     (617) 495-4811, fax
john_comings@harvard.edu
http://ncsall.gse.harvard.edu



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