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Adults' Dual Roles as Student and Teacher in the Literacy Development of Their Children
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Santos, Rose Anna; Alfred, Mary V. – Adult Basic Education and Literacy Journal, 2011
The purpose of this case study was to investigate the home literacy practices of parents who take on dual roles as both teachers of literacy to their children and students in General Education Development (GED[R]) programs. We interviewed 12 GED teacher-student parents to explore how literacy practices within the home environment affected both the…
Descriptors: Reading Interests, Literacy, Family Environment, Case Studies
Making It Visible: An Exploration of How Adult Education Participation Informs Parent Involvement in Education for School-Age Children
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Shiffman, Catherine Dunn – Adult Basic Education and Literacy Journal, 2011
This article explores the connections between adult education participation and parent involvement in children's education--connections identified during an exploratory case study of parents transitioning into the workforce in compliance with welfare requirements. Data sources included interviews with parents, adult educators, and elementary…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Parent Participation, Adult Education, Parent School Relationship
On Becoming an Educated Person: Salvadoran Adult Learners' Cultural Model of Educacion/Education
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Prins, Esther – Teachers College Record, 2011
Background/Context: In contrast to cultural constructs that equate education with cognitive development and formal schooling, the Latin American cultural model of educacion encompasses academic knowledge and social competence. Prior scholarship has mainly investigated parental notions of educacion vis-a-vis childrearing and schooling, primarily…
Descriptors: Literacy Education, Adult Education, Adult Students, Rural Areas
Parent Training: Acquisition and Generalization of Discrete Trials Teaching Skills with Parents of Children with Autism
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Crockett, Jennifer L.; Fleming, Richard K.; Doepke, Karla J.; Stevens, Jenny S. – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2007
This study examined the effects of an intensive parent training program on the acquisition and generalization of discrete trial teaching (DTT) procedures with two parents of children with autism. Over the course of the program, parents applied the DTT procedures to teach four different functional skills to their children, which allowed for an…
Descriptors: Parent Education, Teaching Skills, Parenting Skills, Parents as Teachers