Aprendiendo Juntos y Navegando “New Destinations”: An Ethnographic Evaluation of the Pilas Family Literacy Program

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dc.contributor.advisorCarpenter, Kathie
dc.contributor.authorWright, Alexandra
dc.date.accessioned2016-11-21T17:00:16Z
dc.date.available2016-11-21T17:00:16Z
dc.date.issued2016-11-21
dc.description.abstractThis thesis uses the framework of a program evaluation to highlight the human experience of participants in a community-based family literacy program in the context of a “New Destination” for Latino immigrants. There is first an extensive discussion of how Latino immigrant communities have changed over time in Oregon and specifically in Lane County, followed by description of the nonprofit organizations that cater to these communities in Lane County, with specific focus on Downtown Languages and their Pilas Family Literacy Program. A selection of literature is reviewed surrounding the themes of the efficacy of program evaluation as a tool, “New Destinations,” the relationship between bilingualism and family in ESL programs, and finally a brief discussion of cultural competency in ESL practices and literacy as human capital. The conclusion of this research contains recommendations for the Pilas Family Literacy Program, as well as other family literacy programs operating in “New Destinations” communities.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1794/20721
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Oregon
dc.rightsAll Rights Reserved.
dc.subjectBilingualismen_US
dc.subjectESLen_US
dc.subjectFamily Literacy Programen_US
dc.subjectImmigrationen_US
dc.subjectNew Destinationsen_US
dc.subjectProgram Evaluationen_US
dc.titleAprendiendo Juntos y Navegando “New Destinations”: An Ethnographic Evaluation of the Pilas Family Literacy Program
dc.typeElectronic Thesis or Dissertation
thesis.degree.disciplineDepartment of International Studies
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Oregon
thesis.degree.levelmasters
thesis.degree.nameM.A.

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