De facto language policy in legislation defining adult basic education in the United States

2015 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 71-95 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jenifer Vanek
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Language Policy ◽  
Basic Education ◽  
Adult Basic Education ◽  
The United States

Illiteracy: An Overview

1970 ◽  
Vol 40 (2) ◽  
pp. 226-243 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Harman
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Basic Education ◽  
Adult Basic Education ◽  
The United States ◽  
Grade School ◽  
Functional Illiteracy

Mr. Harman reviews current definitions of illiteracy and functional illiteracy and discusses their relationship both to estimates of the scope of the problem and, by implication, to efforts toward its solution. Applying functional standards according to the requisites of particular societies, it can be seen that even countries with high literacy rates, such as the United States, harbor large functionally illiterate populations. The author argues that adult basic education efforts here and abroad should be planned on a situation-specific basis, with goals, content, and evaluative components derived independently of the usual grade school equivalencies.

Mulheres na ciência

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lucineia Alves
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Rio De Janeiro ◽  
Basic Education ◽  
Working Hours ◽  
The United States ◽  
Sao Paulo ◽  
Women In Science ◽  
Mato Grosso ◽  
Post Graduate ◽  
Vast Amount

Mulheres na Ciência (Women in Science) is an unique book that contains a vast amount of theoretical content, written both by professors that teach various academic areas related to science and scientists. It gathers the results of practical and/or experimental activities of women who work from Basic Education to post-graduate, on institutions in Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Mato Grosso and the United States. Each chapter is accompanied by mini-biographies from the respective authors, reporting their achievements and challenges in their professional trajectory, often marked by overcoming prejudices, obstacles and/or double or triple working hours.

¿Only English? Law and Language Policy in the United States

1992 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 153
Author(s):  
Susan Tennery ◽  
Bill Piatt
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Language Policy ◽  
The United States ◽  
English Law
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