Becoming Critical Researchers Literacy and Empowerment for Urban Youth

Author/creator Morrell, Ernest, 1971- Author
Other author EBSCO Publishing (Firm)
Format Electronic
Publication InfoNew York : Peter Lang Publishing, Incorporated
Description184 p.
Supplemental ContentFull text available from Education Research Complete
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Summary Annotation "Becoming Critical Researchers analyzes the findings of a two-year ethnographic study of the apprenticeship of urban youth as critical researchers of popular culture. Drawing on new literacy studies, critical pedagogy, and sociocultural learning theory, this book documents the changes in student participation within a critical research-focused community of practice. These changes include the acquisition and development of academic and critical literacies and the resulting translations of these literacies into increased academic performance, greater access to college, and commitment to social action. This book inserts critical and postmodern theory into the conception and evaluation of classroom practice and its findings suggest that programs centering on the lived experiences of teens can indeed achieve the goals of critical education, while also promoting academic achievement in urban schools."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
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Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2003046085
ISBN9780820461991
ISBN0820461997 (Trade Paper) Active Record
Standard identifier# 9780820461991
Stock number00014985

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