Perceptions of agency: Beliefs of four adolescent girls in high school as revealed through literature discussions.
Description:
Published research suggests that cultural practices and institutional structures influence adolescent girls' engagement and achievement in school. This study was an attempt to further investigate that claim by describing the perceptions of agency held by four adolescent girls in high school. Members of the same English class, the girls volunteered to participate in three lunchtime meetings to discuss Evelyn Coleman's (2001) Born In Sin. Analysis of classroom observations, transcripts of audio r…
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Date:
August 2008
Creator:
Curtis, Joan Scott
Partner:
UNT Libraries