Adult Literacy in a New Era: Reflections from

Adult Literacy in a New Erachronicles the history and development of The Open Book, an adult literacy organization inspired by Freire, Horton, and other political educators. This book critically analyzes and investigates ' using participants' words and experiences ' adult literacy policy and aspects of the program's history from its beginning in 1984 to its end in 2001. Offering new insights into methodologies of reading, writing, and learning, this book will inspire not only adult literacy students and teachers, but anyone concerned with changing public policy in bottom-up ways.

Setting the Context	p. vii
Foreword	p. xiii
Preface	p. xviii
Acknowledgments	p. xxv
We Are Grains of Sand but Together We Can Make a Beach: The Beginning of the Program	p. 1
Education Not by the Book! Three Students' Journeys	p. 9
An Invitation Inside Our Classrooms: A Different Way of Teaching Reading and Writing	p. 19
Hands Wash Hands but They Both Wash the Face: Students as Assistant Teachers	p. 30
Let Students Drive the Vehicle! Student Leadership, Power, and Decision-Making	p. 38
What About Students' Rights to Dignity, Autonomy, and Respect? The Welfare Battle	p. 52
Letting the Powers That Be to Be	p. 62
Community Makes a Place Stronger! The Issue of Power Revisited	p. 71
The Writing on the Wall	p. 78
Where's East? Where's West? An Update from the Field	p. 87
It May Be Finished but It Still Lives On!	p. 98
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Bibliography	p. 133
About the Author	p. 140
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