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Self-directed learning projects of women on welfare as political acts.

Adult Learning

| September 22, 2003 | Andruske, Cynthia Lee | COPYRIGHT 2003 American Association for Adult and Continuing Education. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Two Adult Educators

Adult Educator 1: "I made all interesting discovery about women on welfare in the training program. They are actually independent learners attempting to improve their lives and communities."

Adult Educator 2. "Single mothers on welfare are self-directed learners and political. I always thought of them as dependent, needing to be given skills, strict boundaries, and rules to follow."

Introduction and Purpose

In British Columbia (BC), government and private training programs hire adult educators to train women on welfare with "real skills" to break the "culture of dependency cycle" created by welfare (BC Labor Force, ...

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