Urban Literacies: Critical Perspectives on Language, Learning, and Community Contributor(s): Kinloch, Valerie (Editor), Genishi, Celia (Editor), Alvermann, Donna E. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0807751820 ISBN-13: 9780807751824 Publisher: Teachers College Press OUR PRICE: $39.85 Product Type: Paperback Published: March 2011 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Literacy |
Dewey: 302.224 |
LCCN: 2010054360 |
Series: Language and Literacy (Paperback) |
Physical Information: 0.59" H x 6.14" W x 8.95" (0.75 lbs) 240 pages |
Themes: - Demographic Orientation - Urban |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Urban Literacies showcases cutting-edge perspectives on urban education and language and literacy by respected junior and senior scholars, researchers, and teacher educators. The authors explore--through various theoretical orientations and diverse methodologies--meanings of urban education in the lives of students and their families across three intersecting areas of research: 1) family and community literacies, 2) teaching and teacher education, and 3) popular culture, digital media, and forms of multimodality. This important volume:
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