Salvadoran campesinos/as' literacy practices and perceptions of the benefits of literacy: A longitudinal study with former literacy participants

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Abstract

This article uses data from longitudinal, ethnographic research to examine how, six years after attending literacy classes, 12 adults in rural El Salvador used literacy, their perceptions of the temporary and longer-term psychosocial and economic benefits of literacy education, and their memories of literacy classes. The findings support prior research highlighting the unpredictable consequences of literacy education. Although some personal changes were ephemeral, learners nevertheless identified long-term psychosocial and interpersonal benefits, which they attributed mainly to the rituals of social interaction they practiced in literacy classes. These findings underscore the social dimensions of literacy education.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)418-427
Number of pages10
JournalInternational Journal of Educational Development
Volume30
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 2010

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Education
  • Development
  • Sociology and Political Science

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