Chapter 8: Building Capacity in Community Context: Studying the Impact of Technology on Low-Income Immigrant Spanish-Speaking Families

This study is focused on examining the impact of an intervention technology prgram (Centros Communitarios de Aprendizaje [CCA]) designed to assist Spanish speaking parents in learning and using technology for family advancement. The study is based on a sample of 377 participants of the program. In general, particpants reported positive attitudes on what they perceived to be the impact of the CCA program for their lives. Participants were also of the opinion that what they learned in the CCA would be helpful for assisting their children with school-related activities at home as well as for their involvement in the classroom. Overall, pre- and post-survey data suggests that the program is achieving its objective of providing technology literacy to parents as well as the means by which they can become participants in the education of their children.