Responses of four adolescent females to adolescent fiction with strong female characters

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dc.contributor.authorCarico, Kathleen M.en
dc.contributor.committeechairKelly, Patricia Proudfooten
dc.contributor.committeememberLalik, Rosary V.en
dc.contributor.committeememberNespor, Jan K.en
dc.contributor.committeememberGatewood, Thomas E.en
dc.contributor.committeememberGraham, Joyce L.en
dc.contributor.departmentCurriculum and Instructionen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T21:19:17Zen
dc.date.adate2007-10-02en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T21:19:17Zen
dc.date.issued1994-08-07en
dc.date.rdate2007-10-02en
dc.date.sdate2007-10-02en
dc.description.abstractThis study is an investigation of responses of four adolescent girls to the characters in two adolescent novels: Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, by Mildred Taylor; and Lyddie, by Katherine Paterson. The novels were chosen because the main characters are strong, independent young females, whose various struggles could provide a medium for a discussion of the needs, preoccupations, and aspirations of the girls in the study. The approach to the series of book discussions was based on Louise Rosenblatt’s conceptions of literature as human experience and a medium for exploration. The research was further informed by multiple perspectives on reader response theory as presented by Richard Beach, and by the work of Belenky, Clinchy, Goldberger, and Tarule on the various ways women approach learning. Although response begins as an individual activity, a primary focus of the study was an investigation of responses shared in a group setting. The study is a contribution to the efforts of educators and others concerned with the enhancement of women’s confidence by a validation of their experiences, and through demonstrations of social constructions of meaning.en
dc.description.degreePh. D.en
dc.format.extentxi, 255 leavesen
dc.format.mediumBTDen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.otheretd-10022007-144606en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-10022007-144606/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/39482en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartLD5655.V856_1994.C374.pdfen
dc.relation.isformatofOCLC# 32003727en
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subject.lccLD5655.V856 1994.C374en
dc.subject.lcshAdolescence in literatureen
dc.subject.lcshTeenage girls in literatureen
dc.subject.lcshTeenage girls -- Attitudesen
dc.titleResponses of four adolescent females to adolescent fiction with strong female charactersen
dc.typeDissertationen
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
thesis.degree.disciplineCurriculum and Instructionen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.leveldoctoralen
thesis.degree.namePh. D.en

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