Featuring contributions from teachers and researchers, this work opens new territory on the topics of the intersection of race with literacy research and practice.
Featuring contributions from teachers and researchers, this work opens new territory on the topics of the intersection of race with literacy research ...
The urgency to create equity in schools has never been greater, especially since legislators are considering the re-authorization of No Child Left Behind as a means to eliminating the achievement gap. Studies continue to show that increased standards, testing, and accountability have simply maintained the status quo. In response, this book proposes alternative ways of addressing these educational inequities, taking an interdisciplinary approach to understanding the complex historical, social, and global issues that stand in the way of ensuring that all students have access to literacy -...
The urgency to create equity in schools has never been greater, especially since legislators are considering the re-authorization of No Child Left Beh...
This collection of original research explores ways that educators can create participatory spaces that foster civic engagement, critical thinking, and authentic literacy practices for adolescent youth in urban contexts. Casting youth as vital social actors, contributors shed light on the ways in which urban youth develop a clearer sense of agency within the structural forces of racial segregation and economic development that would otherwise marginalize and silence their voices and begin to see familiar spaces with reimagined possibilities for socially just educational practices.
This collection of original research explores ways that educators can create participatory spaces that foster civic engagement, critical thinking, ...
