Design and delivery issues for literacy programs serving African American adults

Literacy in African American Communities

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 213-231

  Crowe, Thomas A ^a   Byrne, Marie E ^b   Hale, Sue T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

^b MISSISSIPPI UNIVERSITY FOR WOMEN   (United States)

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EID: 80053544741     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9781410605658-21     Document Type: Chapter

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