Integrating health and literacy: adult educators' experiences

Corporate Name: National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy (U.S.)

Series or Serial: NCSALL reports; no. 5

Publisher: Harvard Graduate School of Education

Published At: Cambridge, MA

Date Published: 1998

Distributor: NCSALL Reports, World Education

Source Address: 44 Farnsworth Street

Source City/State/Zip: Boston MA 02210-1211

Phone: 617-482-9485

Material Type: Information Analysis

Intended Audience: General

Physical Media: Print

Physical Description: 27 p.

Subjects: Adult Literacy; Health Education

Abstract:
This research study focuses on teachers who participated in a pilot program which integrated a health unit into adult education classes focused on reading, writing, and communication skill development. The study analyzes the teachers' perceptions of advantages and disadvantages of a focus on health. [Moved from Document Library topic area "Adult Basic Education".]

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