This discussion on hidden rules is great! The discussion started because a few people questioned the meaning of:

"the hidden rules of persons living with the effects of poverty, the intersection of these effects with gender and race, and the misunderstandings these can cause in the teaching/learning process;"

 in the proposed description of the list (see below for the full paragraph). 

Based on what I am reading so far, I am thinking that the above should be changed to:

"the hidden rules of diverse cultures and the misunderstandings these can cause in the teaching/learning process"

What do you think? Am I capturing the essence of what people have been saying?

If you want to see both the old and new way see below:

Old Description:

Examples of topics include: the relationships among poverty, race, women and literacy in the United States and in other countries; health as it pertains to women and the poor; the hidden rules of persons living with the effects of poverty, the intersection of these effects with gender and race, and the misunderstandings these can cause in the teaching/learning process; sexual and gender orientation issues and how they impact learners and teachers; religious differences and adult literacy classrooms; body image and the impact it has on adult learners; the role of women's literacy in family literacy programs, and the assumptions about race and poverty often made in these programs; domestic violence and its intersection with poverty, race, and literacy; physically and mentally challenged adult literacy learners; the level of  women's literacy and its ties to economics and welfare of families; access to literacy in different cultures based on gender, racial, and economic status; connection between women's literacy, race, poverty and public policy; and identification of supportive communication networks. 

New Description:

Examples of topics include: the relationships among poverty, race, women and literacy in the United States and in other countries; health as it pertains to women and the poor; the hidden rules of diverse cultures and the misunderstandings these can cause in the teaching/learning process; sexual and gender orientation issues and how they impact learners and teachers; religious differences and adult literacy classrooms; body image and the impact it has on adult learners; the role of women's literacy in family literacy programs, and the assumptions about race and poverty often made in these programs; domestic violence and its intersection with poverty, race, and literacy; physically and mentally challenged adult literacy learners; the level of  women's literacy and its ties to economics and welfare of families; access to literacy in different cultures based on gender, racial, and economic status; connection between women's literacy, race, poverty and public policy; and identification of supportive communication networks. 


Please let me know on list or off list (dgreenberg at gsu.edu) what you think.

Thanks,
Daphne