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      Older adults, literacy, and quality of life

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      Date
      2006-12-22
      Author
      Townsend, D. Lynne
      Type
      Thesis
      Degree Level
      Masters
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      Abstract
      The purpose of this qualitative study was to understand through the stories of three older adults, how literacy has influenced and shaped the quality of their lives. During a series of conversational interviews, each older adults was able to share stories about their lived experience of literacy and their perception of quality of life. Each adult has lived a unique life. Therefore, as a group, they cannot be viewed homogenously. Portions of their stories do intersect at various points but not in a way that will create generalized theories that can be extended to all older adults.Although they encountered many obstacles and challenges throughout their lives, especially in the context of education and literacy, the older adults exhibited tenacity, perseverence, and resilience, eventually reaching their goals. One of the commonalities evident from their collection of stories was the enduring values that wove throughout each individual life, from the early years until the present day. These values provided the quality of life which each adult experienced.The insights gleaned from these thre older adults may be helpful to other adults, friends and family, care givers, and service providers including educators who are interested in learning what constitutes quality of life from the perspective of older adults.
      Degree
      Master of Education (M.Ed.)
      Department
      Curriculum Studies
      Program
      Curriculum Studies
      Supervisor
      Wason-Ellam, Linda
      Committee
      Gambell, Trevor; Collins, Michael
      Copyright Date
      December 2006
      URI
      http://hdl.handle.net/10388/etd-12222006-131753
      Subject
      quality of life
      literacy
      older adults
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