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Living in the feudalism of adult basic and literacy education: Can we negotiate a literacy democracy?
Author(s) -
Quigley B. Allan
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
new directions for adult and continuing education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1536-0717
pISSN - 1052-2891
DOI - 10.1002/ace.31
Subject(s) - feudalism , literacy , negotiation , democracy , adult literacy , politics , adult education , information literacy , sociology , pedagogy , political science , social science , law
Adult literacy and basic education are governed by political processes that are similar to feudalism. New trends point the way to a democratizing of knowledge in literacy.