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[PovertyRaceWomen 181] Re: GED programs with a popular education approach

David Rosen djrosen at comcast.net
Fri Jan 5 10:05:59 EST 2007


Hi Daphne,

I would be glad to, but so far I have none. I'll need everyone's
help, I think, to track these down, if they exist.

David

On Jan 5, 2007, at 9:37 AM, Daphne Greenberg wrote:


> I am hoping that if you do receive examples of Freireian adult

> literacy

> programs, that you share them on the listserv.

> Thanks,

> Daphne

>

>>>> Ujwala Samant <lalumineuse at yahoo.com> 1/5/2007 3:13 AM >>>

> Dear David,

>

> This is one question that I have been wondering about

> for years. Aside from the 'glory days' in the 70s/80s

> which colleagues of mine at NCSALL told me about and

> one in NY, I could find no Freireian approaches to

> adult literacy. I have studied the 70s-80s classics,

> and I have been curious as to what happened since

> then.

>

> Thanks for raising this question,

> Warm regards,

> Ujwala

>

> --- David Rosen <djrosen at comcast.net> wrote:

>

>> Colleagues,

>>

>> In a conversation yesterday I was asked if I know of

>> good examples of

>> GED preparation programs which use a popular

>> education, or

>> participatory (Freirean) approach. I am only aware

>> of one, a theme-

>> based approach that the City University of New York

>> adult literacy

>> GED program has used for over a decade. If you have

>> others to

>> suggest I would be pleased to hear about them.

>> Thanks.

>>

>> David J. Rosen

>> djrosen at comcast.net

>>

>>

>>

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