Conversational Borderlands Language and Identity in an Alternative Urban High School |
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| Author:
| Rymes, Betsy |
| Series edited by:
| Genishi, Celia
Strickland, Dorothy S.
Alvermann, Donna E. |
| Series title: | Language and Literacy Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8077-4129-0 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2001 |
| Publisher: | Teachers College Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $24.95 |
Book Description:
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This study of an innovative charter school looks at adolescent identity by analysing the language of narratives told in school. It helps readers understand why adolescents sometimes make choices that seem incomprehensible to the adults who work with them.
This study of an innovative charter school looks at adolescent identity by analysing the language of narratives told in school. It helps readers understand why adolescents sometimes make choices that seem incomprehensible to the adults who work with them.