Book
Designing socially just learning communities : critical literacy education across the lifespan
Record details
- ISBN: 0203881672 (ebk acid-free paper)
- ISBN: 9780203881675 (ebk acid-free paper)
- ISBN: 0415997623 (pbk. : acid-free paper)
- ISBN: 9780415997621 (pbk. : acid-free paper)
- ISBN: 0415997593 (hbk. : acid-free paper)
- ISBN: 9780415997591 (hbk. : acid-free paper)
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Physical Description:
xiii, 229 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
print - Publisher: New York ; London : Routledge, 2009.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [214]-225) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction -- A framework for critical literacy across the lifespan: a case study of the Literacy for Social Justice Teacher Research Group -- Talking about war in a second grade classroom / Melissa Mosley -- Writing our way to cultural understandings / Rebecca Light -- Learning to listen: creating socially just curricula for middle and high school classrooms / Sarah Hobson -- "No disrespect": literature discussion as social action in the adult education classroom / Carolyn Fuller -- Response chapter: developing critical stances and multiple perspectives / Bridgette Jenkins ... [et al.] -- Shared leadership, adolescent literacies, and social justice education in the "third space" / Melissa Mosley and Margaret Finders -- Designing a critical literacy lab in an adult education center / Mary Ann Kramer and Rhonda Jones -- The Center for Human Origins and Cultural Diversity: a catalyst for social justice and racial literacy / Jacquelyn A. Lewis-Harris -- Response chapter-critical inquiry and analysis: making space for critical literacy / Carolyn Brown ... [et al.] -- New teachers developing as educators/activists / Liesl Buechler and Kate Lofton -- Working within and against heterosexist and homophobic schools: social justice and high school journalism / Janet DePasquale -- Following the circles: organizing for justice through literacy education / Sarah Beaman-Jones -- Response chapter-building relationships of struggle and solidarity / Angela Folkes ... [et al.] -- Designing socially just learning communities across the lifespan: what is and what might be. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Critical literacy Critical pedagogy Social justice Literacy |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Decoda Literacy Library.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decoda Literacy Library | 370.115 D47 2009 (Text) | 35410000015123 | General Collection | Volume hold | Available | - |
More information
Rebecca Rogers is Associate Professor of Literacy at the University of Missouri-St. Louis. Her research focuses on language, identity, and power in and out of school contexts. Â
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Melissa Mosley is Assistant Professor of Language and Literacy at the University of Texas at Austin. Her research focuses on critical literacy learning across the lifespan, particularly how teachers and students together use literacy practices toward social action in and out of the classroom. Â
Mary Ann Kramer is Coordinator for Adult Education and Literacy in the St.
Louis Public Schools. Prior to this position, she served as Director of the Southside
Womenâs Center, a community-based womenâs resource center.
The Literacy for Social Justice Teacher Research Group is a grassroots, teacher-led professional development group dedicated to exploring and acting on the relationships between literacy and social justice.
