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Mothers’ Experiences of the Pandemic and the Home Literacy Environment of Preschool-Aged Children: An Interpretative Phenomenological Study

Gusler, Sara
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4430-1345
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1692289435132137

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2023, PhD, University of Cincinnati, Education, Criminal Justice, and Human Services: Educational Studies.
While much attention has been focused on the benefits of the home literacy environment to young children’s literacy development and the importance of the mother-child interactions within this space prior to the outbreak of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in January 2020 (Neuman et al., 2018; Sénéchal & LeFevre, 2002, 2014), little research has been conducted on the impact of the pandemic on the role of working mothers in the home literacy environment. This dissertation presents an interpretative phenomenological analysis exploring how working mothers of preschool-aged children describe the pandemic’s impact on their role in the home literacy environment and how family literacy experiences change during the pandemic in this context. Data was collected through semi-structured interviews, videorecording, field notes, and journaling. The analysis resulted in five superordinate themes, including: working mothers’ roles in the home literacy environment, barriers to their role fulfillment, their focus on both time and development in their family literacy practices, beliefs about and influences of family literacy practices, and the interactions and materials that comprised their experiences with their children in the home literacy environment in the pandemic context. Recommendations are made for future research focusing on the connection between role and practice in the home literacy environment, the exploration of the impact of practices with others in the home beyond mothers, technology as a literacy practice, and the optimal frequency of engagement in literacy practices.
Victoria Carr, Ed.D. (Committee Chair)
Holly Johnson, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
Allison Breit Smith, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
167 p.
Preschool Education
home literacy environment; working mothers; interpretative phenomenological analysis; family literacy practices; preschool; early childhood

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  • Gusler, S. (2023). Mothers’ Experiences of the Pandemic and the Home Literacy Environment of Preschool-Aged Children: An Interpretative Phenomenological Study [Doctoral dissertation, University of Cincinnati]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1692289435132137

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Gusler, Sara. Mothers’ Experiences of the Pandemic and the Home Literacy Environment of Preschool-Aged Children: An Interpretative Phenomenological Study. 2023. University of Cincinnati, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1692289435132137.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Gusler, Sara. "Mothers’ Experiences of the Pandemic and the Home Literacy Environment of Preschool-Aged Children: An Interpretative Phenomenological Study." Doctoral dissertation, University of Cincinnati, 2023. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1692289435132137

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