Hi Donna,
We had conceived it to be Atlanta based, but on reflection-it may not have
to be. And perhaps learners may feel more comfortable talking on the phone
instead of face to face?
Do you know any learner who would be interested in participating? On that
note, does anyone on this list know of any learner who would be interested
in participating? They would need to know that there is no compensation for
their time-just appreciation for their willingness to participate. And of
course, everything would be confidential.
If it ends up that there are learners outside Atlanta interested in
participating, we will have to go through our Institutional Research Bureau
and get permission to do phone interviews.
So that is a long answer to you question. If there are learners interested,
we will do our best to figure out a way to interview them.

Thanks for your time,

Krista Hilton

On Thu, Sep 18, 2008 at 4:20 PM, Brian, Dr Donna J G <djgbrian at utk.edu>wrote:


>  Hi Krista,

>

> This sounds like an interesting and needed topic for your study.  In

> regards to part B, do you need the people you recruit to be in the Atlanta

> area?

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> *From:* diversity-bounces at nifl.gov [mailto:diversity-bounces at nifl.gov] *On

> Behalf Of *Krista Hilton

> *Sent:* Wednesday, September 17, 2008 11:20 PM

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> *Subject:* [Diversity 161] Advice sought for research project...

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>

>

> Hello,

>

>

>

> My name is Krista Hilton and I'm a doctoral student in Educational

> Psychology at Georgia State University.

>

>

>

> Presently I am embarking on research with Daphne Greenberg, and I could

>

> use your kind recommendations/advice regarding the following study we

> would like to conduct. The name of our project is: Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual

> (LGB) Struggling Adult Readers. As D'Amico (2004) explains, LGB

> individuals who have difficulty reading have not been studied. If one

> looks at the adult literacy journals, one notices a complete void on

> this topic (although over the last few years there have been a handful

> of articles in the Journal of Adult and Adolescent Literacy covering

> literacy issues with adolescents). Therefore, very little is known about

> this group.We are following  D'Amico's (2004) recommendation  that

> researchers begin to address sexual orientation within the adult

> literacy field.  We plan to do the following:

>

> a. Conduct a thorough literature review and resource review of any and

> all mention of sexual orientation and adult literacy. Special attention

> will be on any curricula issues devoted to this topic, any

> acknowledgement of difficulty LGB struggling adult readers have with

> printed materials, and issues that LGB struggling adult literacy

> students face in the classroom due to their sexual orientation.

>

> Mev Miller has already graciously helped with her list of resources. We

> are wondering if anyone else on this list can help with item a.

>

> b. We plan to recruit and conduct focus groups/interviews with

> individuals in adult literacy programs who self identify as LGB. Our

> plan is to talk to classes about the project and hand out a flyer with a

> telephone number for people to call if they are interested in

> participating. This way they do not have to self-identify in front of

> classmates/teachers. The focus of these focus groups/interviews will be

> on issues related to the intersection of sexual orientation and

> difficulty reading for these individuals. Anticipated topics of

> discussion will include classroom climate and sexual orientation (for

> example do students feel comfortable talking about their same sex

> partners in the classroom-why/why not),  knowledge about the existence

> of local LGB organizations, their involvement in LGB organized

> activities (what types, why/why not), and if they are involved, their

> perceptions of the literacy climate of LGB organizations (for example,

> can they read and understand information provided by these

> organizations).

>

> Does anyone have any suggestions on how to recruit participants for our

> study? We feel like we are charting new territory, and if anyone has

> done work like this before, we would love any

> suggestions/recommendations that you can send our way.

>

> Many thanks in advance for your time, and I look forward to any help we

> can get.

>

> Be well,

>

> Krista

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