Literacy and Advocacy in Adolescent Family, Gang, School, and Juvenile Court Communities : Crip 4 Life.


Debra. Smith
Bok Engelsk 2005 · Electronic books.
Utgitt
Mahwah : : Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, , 2005.
Omfang
1 online resource (230 p.)
Opplysninger
Description based upon print version of record.. - Contents; List of Figures; Foreword; Preface; 1 Introducing the Characters: Lil Boy Blue, Smurf, Juice, Lil Garfield, and Debbie; 2 Family Community: Mi Familia; 3 Gang Community: "West Up Cuzz"; 4 School Community, Part One (I): "They don't want us here."; 5 School Community, Part Two (II): "This is our school."; 6 Juvenile Court Community: "In and out of juvie"; 7 Images of Gangs in the Media and Research Literature; 8 Living on the Boundaries of School: Advocacy and Research; 9 Literacy in Communities of Success and Failure; Appendix A: Timeline; Appendix B: Family Trees. - Appendix C: Glossary of Gang Terminology as Used by Lil Boy Blue, Smurf, Juice, and Lil GarfieldAppendix D: Smurf and Sad Boy's Story; References; Author Index; Subject Index;. - Encourages educators and researchers to understand the complexities of adolescent gang members' lives in order to rethink their assumptions about these students in school. This book is useful for education researchers, professionals, and students in the areas of middle/high school education, and alternative community programs.
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Dewey
ISBN
080585598X. - 0805855998

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