From opportunity to responsibility: Political master narratives, social policy, and success stories in adult literacy education

Teachers College Record

Volumn 111, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 999-1029

  Sandlin, Jennifer A ^a   Clark, M Carolyn ^b  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 64549097658     PISSN: 01614681     EISSN: 14679620     Source Type: Journal    
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