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ERIC Number: EJ1347286
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023-Mar
Pages: 18
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-2577-5081
EISSN: EISSN-2577-509X
Exploring the Phenomenon of Hope in Adult Illiterate Haitians
Grissom, Donita; Nutta, Joyce; Crevecoeur-Bryant, Edwidge; Roberts, Sherron Killingsworth
Journal of Global Education and Research, v7 n1 Article 2 p18-33 Mar 2023
Snyder's hope theory depicts hope, through the frame of positive psychology, as a cognitive construct with the perceived sense of goal-directed, pathways, and agency thinking (Snyder et al., 1991). Hope levels have been measured in various countries; however, no research to date focused on Haitians. This study, conducted in Petit-Goâve, Haiti, addressed this gap by investigating hope, pathway, and agency levels derived from 135 Haitian-Kreyol adult literacy course participants. This manuscript reports scores of illiterate Haitians' hope levels utilizing Snyder's Adult Hope Dispositional Scale; the scores are explained by Snyder's hope theory taking Haitian cultural and social landscapes into account. Despite the challenging environment and illiterate conditions, Haitian participants reported just below average hope levels, average pathway levels, and low agency levels. These findings suggested this population garnered hope in their everyday lives, despite difficult obstacles.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Haiti
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