Frances Julia Riemer
Biographic Data
| ID | 149143 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Frances Julia Riemer |
| GIVEN NAMES | Frances Julia |
| FAMILY NAME | Riemer |
| SIGNATURE | RIEMER F J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Northern Arizona University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 11 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1997 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Faith in Schools: Religion, Education, and American Evangelicals in East Africa by Amy Stambach
Becoming Literate, Being Human: Adult Literacy and Moral Reconstruction in Botswana
This article draws on ethnographic research to examine relationships between literacy and identity for newly literate men and women in the southern African country of Botswana. Situating beliefs about literacy in the intersection of evangelical missionary discourse, colonial-era labor practices, and modernity rhetoric, I argue that literacy is attributed with the power to transform oneself and describe an adult learning community that based pedag…
Council on Anthropology and Education
Participatory Research in Basarwa Settlements: Shifting Development Paradigms
As anthropologists, applied researchers, and action researchers, we have long explored the relationship between researcher and researched; many of us have tried to reconceptualize these roles to make informants more equal partners in the research process. In the Southern African country of Botswana, Participatory Rural Appraisals (PRAs) have become the favored way to involve community members in applied-research. PRAs assist communities gather an…
Quick attachments to the workforce: An ethnographic analysis of a transition from welfare to low-wage jobs
“Quick attachment to work” programs are favored in the United States, but the programs' attractiveness stems from their low cost rather than the impact they make in the lives of the intended beneficiaries. This article draws on data collected through ethnographic research on one quick attachment to work initiative that moved recipients of Aid to Families with Dependent Children into jobs as nurse assistants at a geriatric facility. The stories of…
From Welfare to Working Poor: Prioritizing Practice in Research on Employment-Training Programs for the Poor
In an effort to better understand relationships among poverty, education, and work, this article uses data from an ethnographic study of two companies in which welfare recipients obtained employment to examine the move from welfare to work. The analysis delineates 23 men's and women's transitions from welfare poor to working poor, and focuses on the ways welfare-generated identities shaped employment training pedagogies, the social organization o…
From Welfare to Working Poor: Prioritizing Practice in Research on Employment-Training Programs for the Poor
In an effort to better understand relationships among poverty, education, and work, this article uses data from an ethnographic study of two companies in which welfare recipients obtained employment to examine the move from welfare to work. The analysis delineates 23 men's and women's transitions from welfare poor to working poor, and focuses on the ways welfare-generated identities shaped employment training pedagogies, the social organization o…
Quick attachments to the workforce: An ethnographic analysis of a transition from welfare to low-wage jobs
“Quick attachment to work” programs are favored in the United States, but the programs' attractiveness stems from their low cost rather than the impact they make in the lives of the intended beneficiaries. This article draws on data collected through ethnographic research on one quick attachment to work initiative that moved recipients of Aid to Families with Dependent Children into jobs as nurse assistants at a geriatric facility. The stories of…
Becoming Literate, Being Human: Adult Literacy and Moral Reconstruction in Botswana
This article draws on ethnographic research to examine relationships between literacy and identity for newly literate men and women in the southern African country of Botswana. Situating beliefs about literacy in the intersection of evangelical missionary discourse, colonial-era labor practices, and modernity rhetoric, I argue that literacy is attributed with the power to transform oneself and describe an adult learning community that based pedag…
Quick attachments to the workforce: An ethnographic analysis of a transition from welfare to low-wage jobs
“Quick attachment to work” programs are favored in the United States, but the programs' attractiveness stems from their low cost rather than the impact they make in the lives of the intended beneficiaries. This article draws on data collected through ethnographic research on one quick attachment to work initiative that moved recipients of Aid to Families with Dependent Children into jobs as nurse assistants at a geriatric facility. The stories of…
From Welfare to Working Poor: Prioritizing Practice in Research on Employment-Training Programs for the Poor
In an effort to better understand relationships among poverty, education, and work, this article uses data from an ethnographic study of two companies in which welfare recipients obtained employment to examine the move from welfare to work. The analysis delineates 23 men's and women's transitions from welfare poor to working poor, and focuses on the ways welfare-generated identities shaped employment training pedagogies, the social organization o…
Participatory Research in Basarwa Settlements: Shifting Development Paradigms
As anthropologists, applied researchers, and action researchers, we have long explored the relationship between researcher and researched; many of us have tried to reconceptualize these roles to make informants more equal partners in the research process. In the Southern African country of Botswana, Participatory Rural Appraisals (PRAs) have become the favored way to involve community members in applied-research. PRAs assist communities gather an…
Council on Anthropology and Education
Becoming Literate, Being Human: Adult Literacy and Moral Reconstruction in Botswana
This article draws on ethnographic research to examine relationships between literacy and identity for newly literate men and women in the southern African country of Botswana. Situating beliefs about literacy in the intersection of evangelical missionary discourse, colonial-era labor practices, and modernity rhetoric, I argue that literacy is attributed with the power to transform oneself and describe an adult learning community that based pedag…
Faith in Schools: Religion, Education, and American Evangelicals in East Africa by Amy Stambach
Sociology (6 works) · Political science (5 works) · Ethnography (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Public relations (3 works) · Anthropology (2 works) · Citation (2 works) · Economic growth (2 works) · Economics (2 works) · Employment and Welfare Studies (2 works)