Memory Quilts and Hope Chests: Adult Learners Craft Counterstories in Their Community Museum

• Published in: Journal of adolescent & adult literacy Vol. 63; no. 5; pp. 549 - 558
• Main Authors: Gruen, Rachael, Killian Lund, Virginia
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley-Blackwell 01.03.2020
• Subjects: Adult Education; Adult Literacy; Case Studies; Citizen Participation; Handicrafts; Literacy; Literacy Education; Memory; Museums; Program Descriptions; Story Telling; Student Centered Learning; Teaching Methods

The authors describe how a community museum created and curated by adult education students acted as an innovative and student-centered model to support learners in developing and demonstrating their literacy skills and knowledges. Using a case study approach to document and analyze students' c...