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Adult Literacy In Tennessee: An Analysis By Gender, Age, And Race, Amy R. Keesler
Adult Literacy In Tennessee: An Analysis By Gender, Age, And Race, Amy R. Keesler
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the state of adult literacy in Tennessee. The field of adult education underwent a transition as the testing procedure and the test changed to correlate with the induction of the Common Core standards in public schools. Adult students face many barriers to overcome to be successful. The research questions posed guided the analysis of demographic data on student who completed the GED prior to the changes.
Data were provided from the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development database. The demographics and scores included those of adults who had passed the GED …