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Direct linkSchoorman, Dilys; Zainuddin, Hanizah; Sena, Sister Rachel – Diaspora, Indigenous, and Minority Education, 2020
This study investigates the role of a family literacy program in facilitating critical literacy among Maya immigrant parents as evident in their ability to navigate inhospitable institutional structures, re-writing their role as advocates for their children in school decision making. The study highlights the conscientization that emerged among…
Descriptors: Critical Literacy, Maya (People), Immigrants, Family Literacy
Schoorman, Dilys; Acosta, Maria Cristina; Sena, Rachel; Baxley, Traci – Multicultural Perspectives, 2012
In this article the authors discuss how the perspectives of Paulo Freire were instructive in addressing the challenges of HIV-AIDS education in Guatemalan Maya immigrant communities with minimal formal education and literacy. The forging of a community-based, collaborative, educational program offers several implications for effective teaching and…
Descriptors: Instructional Effectiveness, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Immigrants, Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Schoorman, Dilys; Zainuddin, Hanizah – Diaspora, Indigenous, and Minority Education, 2008
Educators in the field of "family literacy" have identified multiple approaches to family literacy programs (FLPs), and have underscored the need to identify and make explicit the philosophical orientations of their own programs. This was the task undertaken in this article, which focused on a FLP in south Florida that served the needs…
Descriptors: Literacy Education, Maya (People), Empowerment, Educational Practices
