Abstract
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.
Keywords
hope, Snyder’s hope theory, adult illiteracy, Haiti
ORCID Identifiers
Donita Grissom: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7030-2731
Joyce Nutta: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5788-6362
Edwidge Crevecoeur-Bryant: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4844-4471
Sherron Killingsworth Roberts: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1340-4333
DOI
10.5038/2577-509X.7.1.1167
Recommended Citation
Grissom, D., Nutta, J., Crevecoeur-Bryant, E., & Roberts, S. K. (2023). Exploring the phenomenon of hope in adult illiterate Haitians. Journal of Global Education and Research, 7(1), 18-33. https://www.doi.org/10.5038/2577-509X.7.1.1167
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