Adult Writing Motivation with Jennifer Martinez and Daphne Greenberg In today’s episode host Matt Sroka chats with Jennifer Martinez and Dr. Daphne Greenberg about what motivates adult learners to improve their writing skills. This conversation centers around their article for The Journal for Adolescent & Adult Literacy titled: Utility value of improving writing skills for adult basic education students.Jennifer Martinez is an assistant researcher at the Adult Literacy Research Center at Georgia State University. She previously taught high school English Language Arts and writing classes. She holds a Master’s degree in Educational Psychology, and her research interests include adolescent writing development and motivation, adult literacy, and adult developing writers.Daphne Greenberg is a Distinguished University Professor in the Department of Learning Sciences at Georgia State University where she is also the Director of the multi-disciplinary Adult Literacy Research Center (https://education.gsu.edu/research-outreach/alrc/). Her research focuses on adults who attend adult literacy programs. She is a strong advocate for adults who struggle with foundational academic skills (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oGad2PKUhbE )  IES Disclaimer Statement: The research reported here was supported by the Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education, through Grant R305N210030 to Georgia State University. The opinions expressed are those of the authors and do not represent views of the Institute or the U.S. Department of Education.Resources:Utility value of improving writing skills for adult basic education students The Writing in Adult Secondary Education (W-ASE) Project

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