Marius Ole Johansen, Sigrunn Eliassen, Lucas Matias Jeno
"Why is this relevant for me?": increasing content relevance enhances student motivation and vitality
Frontiers in psychology
literacy difficulties often reported adults experience homelessness yet research learning experiences clarity best support group lacking present study explored experience homeless literacy learners hlls asked motivated engage literacy support teachingrelated factors perceived effective semistructured interviews conducted 10 hlls aged 3168 engaged literacy provision homelessness charity united kingdom thematic analysis data revealed five key themes challenging early experiences barriers improving literacy perceived impact poor literacy current motivation improve literacy approaches support literacy adulthood significant majority hlls reported early traumatic learning experiences 7 10 70 disclosed diagnosis dyslexia specialist dyslexia support reported help hlls feel understood positive relationships teachers helped selfesteem selfefficacy related literacy learning recommendations made specialist teachers made readily available support hlls well advise service providers professionals engaging adult learners experience homelessness across sector