This monograph lays out a qualitative, collective case study designed to assess how students in a secondary Latina/Latino Literature class began to think dialectically about issues of social justice. Byusing various methods of data collection, I ascertained how the students' thoughts and perceptions of Latinas/Latinos in this country changed over the course of the study. I introduced the students to both print and nonprint texts (e.g., news articles,documentary films) which, when presented through Karl Marx's dialectical method, helped them see social justice issues, such as racism, poverty,...
This monograph lays out a qualitative, collective case study designed to assess how students in a secondary Latina/Latino Literature class began to th...