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What Are They Doing in There? Case Studies of Volunteer Tutors and Adult Literacy Learners
Author(s) -
Belzer Alisa
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
journal of adolescent and adult literacy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.73
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 1936-2706
pISSN - 1081-3004
DOI - 10.1598/jaal.49.7.2
Subject(s) - tutor , situated , pedagogy , literacy , psychology , point (geometry) , adult literacy , medical education , mathematics education , computer science , medicine , geometry , mathematics , artificial intelligence
Through case studies of adult literacy learners and the volunteer tutors who instructed them, this article illustrates the strengths and challenges faced by these kinds of instructional pairs. The descriptions help to reveal critical issues that can inform researchers' and practitioners' thinking and practice with regard to tutor training and ongoing support of instructional pairs. These issues are meant to serve as a starting point for rethinking commonly accepted tutor training practices. Findings indicate the importance of providing tutors with ongoing, situated assistance based on the particular needs of tutors and their students.