“More universal for some than others”: Canada's health care system and the role of adult education
- 3 December 2009
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education
- Vol. 2009 (124) , 49-59
Abstract
The literature and pan‐Canadian consultations involving adults with low literacy skills, immigrants and refugees, adults with HIV/AIDS, and those in remote Canadian communities all point to a health learning gap and a critical role for adult educators—a role that crosses all borders.Keywords
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