Collective struggles – collective learning: A history of women garment workers and adult education

Since early in the 20th century workers’ education has been a vital part of the agenda of the International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union (ILGWU). This paper provides an overview of various aspects and examples of workers’ education in the ILGWU primarily during the first half of the 20th century. It also argues that, although the historiography of North American adult education tends to marginalize workers’ education, the efforts of the ILGWU are indeed contributory to the broader history of the field

LOCAL GOVERNMENT'S PROBLEM WITH DISASTER MANAGEMENT: A LITERATURE REVIEW AND STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS-super-1

In response to the recent attention given the disaster management responsibilities of local governments, this study asks two questions: how have local governments managed the demands associated with major natural disasters, and what explanation have been offered for the perfor- mance patterns observed? In the first part of the paper the social science disaster literature is reviewed to ascertain performance across four disaster stages (predisaster planning, emergency, early recovery, and long-term recovery). Among the explanations offered for the performance patterns, it was surprising to find little attention devoted to underlying structural factors. In the second part of the paper, "the disaster management problem" is stipulated and a structural analysis of it is undertaken, focusing on the role of local government within both the intergovernmental system and the local power structure. The conclusion is that the disaster management problem has roots deep within American society and culture, and any attempts to redress the problem will require attention to limiting struc- tural realities. Copyright 1990 by The Policy Studies Organization.