One Day I Will Make It A Study of Adult Student Persistence in Library Literacy
January 1, 2005
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As Long As It Takes
Responding to the Challenges of Adult Student Persistence in Library Literacy Programs
This report explores promising approaches and chronic challenges that five libraries discovered in adult literacy programs they offered.
April 2003
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- Author(s)
- John P. Comings, Sondra Cuban, Johannes M. Bos, and Kristin E. Porter
- Publisher(s)
- MDRC
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101 pages
Summary
Retaining adults in voluntary literacy programs is more complex and challenging than expected, concludes this interim report on public libraries’ efforts to increase “learner persistence” in the programs. The report, one in a series by MDRC (formerly the Manpower Demonstration Research Corporation), examines The Wallace Foundation’s Literacy in Libraries Across America initiative.
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