Return-Path: <nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id h24DQPP14174; Tue, 4 Mar 2003 08:26:25 -0500 (EST) Date: Tue, 4 Mar 2003 08:26:25 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <JAEGLMJEEALHIDBCHIFAOEMNCIAA.cepearce@stepcorp.org> Errors-To: alcrsb@langate.gsu.edu Reply-To: nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: "Carole Pearce" <cepearce@stepcorp.org> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-WOMENLIT:2521] RE: name of center X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.2416 (9.0.2910.0) Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; Status: O Content-Length: 1782 Lines: 55 Daphne, Another thought on this topic has come to mind. Those who work with youth don't always associate the term "lifelong" with younger individuals. I concur with Jeri that it would be helpful to discern the different types of populations researched by the center. Carole E. Pearce,D.Ed. Youth Services Manager State College Career Link State College, PA -----Original Message----- From: nifl-womenlit@nifl.gov [mailto:nifl-womenlit@nifl.gov]On Behalf Of Jeri Levesque Sent: Monday, March 03, 2003 1:16 PM To: Multiple recipients of list Subject: [NIFL-WOMENLIT:2518] RE: name of center Daphne, The name of my university literacy center is still in limbo - for a number of political reasons - including resistance by members of the reading faculty to have a literacy center that touches the k-12 realm which they believe is their domain. They see literacy as preK (family literacy/early education) and adult, health, workplace literacies as something they can co-exist with. If we were to include the k-12 youth/school age literacy component then all proposals and research would have to be scrutinized by the reading faculty to make sure we don't compete with their funding ideals. Bottom line - lifelong literacy is a tad too womb to tomb and trendy - adult literacy needs to keep a distinct identity. Jeri Levesque, Ed.D. Associate Professor, Director, Webster University Literacy Center St. Louis, MO PS In real life I am the only tenured faculty who works off campus at home because when a space crunch hit - the thought was the literacy center is more of a concept than a place so I could be virtually anywhere! Daphne Greenberg wrote: > Yes-that is my fear. If we adopt the name lifelong-adult will eventually be forgotten. What do others think? > Daphne >
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