University of Massachusetts Amherst ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst Doctoral Dissertations 1896 - February 2014 1-1-2005 Literacy and numeracy practices of market women of Quetzaltenango, Guatemala. Joan B. Cohen-Mitchell University of Massachusetts Amherst Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.umass.edu/dissertations_1 Recommended Citation Cohen-Mitchell, Joan B., "Literacy and numeracy practices of market women of Quetzaltenango, Guatemala." (2005). Doctoral Dissertations 1896 - February 2014. 2386. https://scholarworks.umass.edu/dissertations_1/2386 This Open Access Dissertation is brought to you for free and open access by ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst. It has been accepted for inclusion in Doctoral Dissertations 1896 - February 2014 by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. LITERACY AND NUMERACY PRACTICES OF MARKET WOMEN OF QUETZALTENANGO, GUATEMALA A Dissertation Presented by JOAN B. COHEN-MITCHELL Submitted to the Graduate School of the University of Massachusetts Amherst in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of DOCTOR OF EDUCATION February 2005 School of Education © Copyright by Joan B. Cohen-Mitchell 2005 All Rights Reserved LITERACY AND NUMERACY PRACTICES OF MARKET WOMEN IN QUETZALTENANGO, GUATEMALA A Dissertation Presented by Joan B. Cohen-Mitchell Approved as to style and content by; Andrew Effrat, Des School of Education ACKNOWLEDGMENTS This dissertation would not have been possible without the support of family, friends and colleagues both in the US and Guatemala. My research could not have been conducted without the translation support and collegial friendship of Rosa Zapeta and Gerardo Vasquez. Rosa’s dedication to helping my study succeed was unwavering and her insights invaluable.