Adult new readers: the impact on family

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dc.contributor.authorDarden, Ellen Cloughen
dc.contributor.committeechairKeller, James F.en
dc.contributor.committeememberProtinsky, Howard O. Jr.en
dc.contributor.committeememberSporakowski, Michael J.en
dc.contributor.committeememberLichtman, Marilyn V.en
dc.contributor.committeememberShea, Laurieen
dc.contributor.departmentFamily and Child Developmenten
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T21:19:28Zen
dc.date.adate2007-10-02en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T21:19:28Zen
dc.date.issued1993-04-05en
dc.date.rdate2007-10-02en
dc.date.sdate2007-10-02en
dc.description.abstractThe purpose of this research was to explore the changes that occurred in marital, child and family of origin relationships when an adult who was previously illiterate became literate. Eleven adult new readers participated in in-depth interviews. The results indicate that learning to read is not an isolated skill but changes the "self" of the new reader and subsequently his or her interactional patterns with family members. Six of the participants marriages improved, three of the marriages were ambivalent and two of the marriages deteriorated. All relationships with children improved. Relationships with family of origin members varied. The various outcomes were connected to the levels of support participants received and to how much the participants had previously defined their identities and their lives in relation to their previous illiteracy.en
dc.description.degreePh. D.en
dc.format.extentviii, 268 leavesen
dc.format.mediumBTDen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.otheretd-10022007-145228en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-10022007-145228/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/39520en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartLD5655.V856_1993.D373.pdfen
dc.relation.isformatofOCLC# 28956638en
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subject.lccLD5655.V856 1993.D373en
dc.subject.lcshElementary education of adults -- Social aspects -- United Statesen
dc.subject.lcshLiteracy -- Social aspects -- United Statesen
dc.titleAdult new readers: the impact on familyen
dc.typeDissertationen
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
thesis.degree.disciplineFamily and Child Developmenten
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.leveldoctoralen
thesis.degree.namePh. D.en

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