Table 3
Favourite Childhood
Pastimes for Females by Age |
| Pastimes |
Under 26
years
N % |
26-35 years
N
% |
36-45
years
N % |
45 years and
over
N % |
| Playing with friends |
9
36% |
31
69% |
18
60% |
9
50% |
| TV |
7
28% |
4
9% |
2
7% |
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-- |
| Reading |
2 8% |
6
13% |
6
20% |
8
44% |
| Sports |
7
28% |
4 9% |
4
13% |
1 6% |
| Chi-square Pearson Value = 26.56863 |
df = 9 Significant at 0.002 level |
| 3.2.2 |
Early Literacy at School |
Nearly 60% of male and 75% of
female respondents believe that people learn to read in elementary school. A
similar number believe that schooling and teachers can help an individual
acquire literacy skills. Nearly 17% of male respondents, but only 5% of female
respondents, believe that one can learn literacy skills after completing high
school. These findings raise additional questions about the reasons why so many
women attend literacy training if so few believe they can learn literacy skills
after leaving high school.
| 3.2.3 |
Early Literacy at Home |
Questions about the home
experiences of learners were intended to explore the culture of family life
from the perspective of family literacy and cultural consciousness. Almost 70%
of all age groups reported they had heard stories as children. Hearing stories
from family members reflects a strong oral tradition that still exists in New
Brunswick. "The traditional talking circle is a very old way of bringing Native
People of all ages together in a quiet respectful manner for the purposes of
teaching, listening, learning, and sharing" (No author, Tobique Today, 1996).
|