[NIFL-FAMILY:1803] Re: studies between family literacy and child

Janet_Isserlis@Brown.edu

Date: Thu, 4 Mar 2004 12:36:09 -0500 (EST)
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Arlene

Could you say more?  On its face a correlation between family 
literacy and abuse seems hard to specify (as well as potentially 
counterintuitive).

I know that there have been anecdotal reports about incidents of 
violence where an abusive partner will try to undermine the other 
partner's attempts to seek or attend education programs, and also 
that once someone who had little functional literacy (for lack of a 
better term) gains some, and gains more independence, there are 
subsequent reports of abuse related to the shift in the power 
dynamics between the couple.

But I'm not sure how/if you're differentiating participation in 
family literacy, family literacy itself (e.g. a program trying to 
"fix" parents, if it's working from a deficit perspective), or if 
you're thinking of something entirely else.

thanks

Janet Isserlis

>Does anyone know if there are any studies showing a correlation between
>family literacy and any kind of child abuse (neglect, emotional, physical,
>sexual, etc.).
>Thanks,
>Arlene Dale
>Even Start Family Literacy State Coordinator
>Masschusetts
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