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Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review
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TY - JOUR
T1 - For some reason I’m just tired : the persistence of domestic workers in community-based programs.
AU - Cuban, Sondra
PY - 2007
Y1 - 2007
N2 - A study of women migrant domestic workers in the USA and their reasons for participating and persisting in community-based literacy and ESOL programmes is presented. Case studies and themes were developed about the women's experiences of work life and how it connected to their programme participation. The findings revealed that the women had health problems that were related to their work, and they participated in programmes in order to better understand them. The women also experienced considerable isolation at work, and attended their programmes in order to socialise and meet other women like themselves. Additionally, the women wanted to learn how to better negotiate workplace texts, and, eventually, use their new-found knowledge and education to move into other occupations. The article ends with implications for practice and policy.
AB - A study of women migrant domestic workers in the USA and their reasons for participating and persisting in community-based literacy and ESOL programmes is presented. Case studies and themes were developed about the women's experiences of work life and how it connected to their programme participation. The findings revealed that the women had health problems that were related to their work, and they participated in programmes in order to better understand them. The women also experienced considerable isolation at work, and attended their programmes in order to socialise and meet other women like themselves. Additionally, the women wanted to learn how to better negotiate workplace texts, and, eventually, use their new-found knowledge and education to move into other occupations. The article ends with implications for practice and policy.
KW - WOMEN AND LEARNING
KW - ADULT LEARNING
KW - ADULT LITERACY
KW - COMMUNITY-BASED EDUCATION
KW - IMMIGRANTS AND LEARNING
KW - ESOL ISSUES
KW - WOMEN AND THE SERVICE ECONOMY
KW - PERSISTENCE AND PARTICIPATION
M3 - Journal article
VL - 13
SP - 3
EP - 18
JO - Journal of Adult and Continuing Education
JF - Journal of Adult and Continuing Education
SN - 1477-9714
IS - 1
ER -