Abstract
This study reports on a qualitative, case study of a learning community approach to developmental education for dislocated workers. The findings suggest that participants rework a sense of themselves as learners, mediated by their experience of liminality and the emergence of communitas within the group.
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Recommended Citation
Dirkx, J. M.,
&
Dang, N. L.
(2009).
From Laborer to Learner: The Experiences of Former Factory Workers in a Developmental Education Program.
Adult Education Research Conference.
https://newprairiepress.org/aerc/2009/papers/19
From Laborer to Learner: The Experiences of Former Factory Workers in a Developmental Education Program
This study reports on a qualitative, case study of a learning community approach to developmental education for dislocated workers. The findings suggest that participants rework a sense of themselves as learners, mediated by their experience of liminality and the emergence of communitas within the group.
