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Figure 1.2 Parent's activities with children
before and after education programs.
Table 1.1 presents samples of observations by interviewers who
went to the mothers' homes to find out if there were indicators beyond the
self-reports of the women that participating in the program had some effects on
the women's children. As indicated, home observers found that children reported
changed attitudes about the value of education, and that their mother's helped
them with their homework and read to them more.
Table 1.1 Examples of comments recorded by observers in home
visit to mothers involved in the study of the intergenerational transfer of
literacy skills by Wider Opportunities for Women (WOW).
| Mother and child activity |
Notes from home visits and interviews |
| Talk to child about school |
"The kids say they had definitely seen a big change in
their mother...she is happier and likes learning and studying with them. She
"constantly" tells them how important it is to stay in school and get a good
education, so they won't live like she had to." (WOW Case C) |
| Read with child |
LD's son was glad his mother was going to school because
"...she read him and his sisters stories and showed him words in the
books."(MCA Case A) |
| Help child with homework |
"The second-grader said, "I do my homework just like
mommy"...and thrust his homework into the interviewer's hand." (NEW Case
C) |
| Talk with child's teacher |
"The client states...that now when she meets with the
teacher, she is not intimidated and can discuss a workable solution that
involves both teacher and parental support." (WOW Case B) |
| Take child to library |
The mother states she "frequently goes to the Goodwill to
purchase used books. I saw a nice collection of nursery rhymes, CAREBEARS, and
other primary books in the small apartment." (WOW Case B) |
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