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a deeper look into the types of literacy strategies the parents used as well as a look
at the literacy skills the child possessed. The print documents found in the home
made up the sixth section by examining the various print materials available to the
family. Finally, the HOME Inventory results of each family concluded the findings
of each family.
This research question and its sub-questions were thoroughly examined
during the data collection process. During the home visits, I was able to interview
the parents and the child, observe the interactions that occurred between the child
and her parents, and document the print environment of the home. Through these
intimate and personal visits I was able to fully understand the intricacies and
nuances of the three families. The results and findings of the Park, Kim, and Lee
families are found below. (See Figure 4)
The Park Family
The Park family was the first to respond to my request for families to
participate in my study. Sarah immediately showed interested and approached me
after my first announcement at a gathering for moms. We quickly started meeting
at least once a week for a total of nine visits in the Spring of 2007 and two follow
up visits a year later in 2008.
The Parks live in Manhattan Beach, located in the southwestern portion of
Los Angeles County. This coastal city boasts beautiful houses, safe
neighborhoods, and an excellent school district. According to the United States
Census of 2000, Manhattan Beach consists of 33, 852 people and 8,394
Object Description
| Title | Literacy practices of 1.5 generation Korean American parents with three to five year old children |
| Author | Cho, Maristela |
| Author email | starrymary@gmail.com; maristem@usc.edu |
| Degree | Doctor of Education |
| Document type | Dissertation |
| Degree program | Education (Curriculum & Instruction) |
| School | Rossier School of Education |
| Date defended/completed | 2008-08-12 |
| Date submitted | 2008 |
| Restricted until | Unrestricted |
| Date published | 2008-10-13 |
| Advisor (committee chair) | Jun, Alexander |
| Advisor (committee member) |
Mora-Flores, Eugenia Rose, Susan |
| Abstract | The focus of this study was to examine the literacy practices found in the homes of families with 1.5 generation Korean American parents with three to five year old children. A close examination at the parent's own history as a 1.5 generation Korean American and their experiences in literacy and the duality of their culture provided a base on the literacy practices in the home. The literacy events and the print environment of the home also provided an insight into the family's literacy practices. The subjects in this study included three Korean American families residing in and around Los Angeles. Data were collected during the spring of 2007 and a follow-up session occurred one year afterwards during the spring of 2008. The first set of data was collected during an eight to ten week period where the investigator met with the families in their homes for approximately two to three hours. Two follow-up sessions occurred for two hours at the homes of the families. The research used a case study methodology to collect the data using interviews, observations, and document analysis. Five findings were obtained from this study. First, the 1.5 generation Korean Americans all experienced literacy and communication struggles growing up as an immigrant. Second, the parents experienced difficulties growing up with a dual culture and as a latchkey child. Third, the 1.5 generation Korean Americans all expressed how the lack of cultural capital by their parents left them without the tools necessary to navigate through the school system and the American culture. Fourth, literacy events were often found in the homes of the 1.5 generation Korean Americans suggesting that the parents are aware of the importance of literacy at an early age. Lastly, the HOME Inventory found that all the families made a point to provide abundant stimulation and support to support their child in her literacy and personal development.; Implications are discussed to caution the use of the data for all 1.5 generation Korean Americans. Recommendations for future research include a further examination on the effects of growing up as a latchkey child, the effects of navigating through a new culture and school without cultural capital, the second generation's acquisition of the Korean language, further research on three to five year old boys, and examining the 1.5 generation Korean Americans residing in such places like New York, Chicago, Brazil, and Argentina to see if immigration and literacy practices are different by geographic location. |
| Keyword | literacy; emergent literacy; family literacy; Korean Americans; 1.5 generation Korean Americans |
| Geographic subject (city or populated place) | Los Angeles |
| Coverage date | 2007/2008 |
| Language | English |
| Part of collection | University of Southern California dissertations and theses |
| Publisher (of the original version) | University of Southern California |
| Place of publication (of the original version) | Los Angeles, California |
| Publisher (of the digital version) | University of Southern California. Libraries |
| Provenance | Electronically uploaded by the author |
| Type | texts |
| Legacy record ID | usctheses-m1665 |
| Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
| Rights | Cho, Maristela |
| Repository name | Libraries, University of Southern California |
| Repository address | Los Angeles, California |
| Repository email | cisadmin@lib.usc.edu |
| Filename | etd-Cho-2389 |
| Archival file | uscthesesreloadpub_Volume29/etd-Cho-2389.pdf |
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| Title | Page 77 |
| Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
| Repository email | cisadmin@lib.usc.edu |
| Full text | 66 a deeper look into the types of literacy strategies the parents used as well as a look at the literacy skills the child possessed. The print documents found in the home made up the sixth section by examining the various print materials available to the family. Finally, the HOME Inventory results of each family concluded the findings of each family. This research question and its sub-questions were thoroughly examined during the data collection process. During the home visits, I was able to interview the parents and the child, observe the interactions that occurred between the child and her parents, and document the print environment of the home. Through these intimate and personal visits I was able to fully understand the intricacies and nuances of the three families. The results and findings of the Park, Kim, and Lee families are found below. (See Figure 4) The Park Family The Park family was the first to respond to my request for families to participate in my study. Sarah immediately showed interested and approached me after my first announcement at a gathering for moms. We quickly started meeting at least once a week for a total of nine visits in the Spring of 2007 and two follow up visits a year later in 2008. The Parks live in Manhattan Beach, located in the southwestern portion of Los Angeles County. This coastal city boasts beautiful houses, safe neighborhoods, and an excellent school district. According to the United States Census of 2000, Manhattan Beach consists of 33, 852 people and 8,394 |
