Critical Literacy Practices, Social Action Projects, and the Reader Who Struggles in School
Description:
This study, conducted at an urban public school, explored the engagements of five, fourth grade, African American students who struggled with reading in school as they participated in critical literacy practices and social action projects with the assumption that critical analysis of written texts and concrete social actions were necessary for student empowerment. Using Discourse Analysis within a microethnographic framework, participants’ responses were analyzed. Early in the study, participan…
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Date:
December 2011
Creator:
Bauer, Courtney Marie