African-American mothers of low income enrolled in an Even Start program were videotaped as each told a personal narrative to her child. A content analysis of the stories gave three major themes identified by Stahl. Of the 17 personal narratives, 4 were attitude stories, 5 were behavior stories, and 8 were character stories. The importance of using personal narratives is discussed and recommendations for research indicated.
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