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Conversational Borderlands
Betsy Rymes
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Description for Conversational Borderlands
Paperback. 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. Series: Language and Literacy Series. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSP2; JNC; JNLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 157 x 11. Weight in Grams: 290.
This groundbreaking study of an innovative charter school is the first to look closely at adolescent identity by analyzing the language of narratives told in school. The author helps us to understand why adolescents sometimes make choices that seem incomprehensible to the adults who work with them. This unique book links issues of school reform to a close analysis of language and interaction within a school to help us understand the needs and desires of some of today’s diverse adolescent students. Both compelling and illuminating, this important book is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand the human effects (and ... Read more
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Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Teachers' College Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Series
Language and Literacy Series
Number of Pages
204
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780807741290
SKU
V9780807741290
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About Betsy Rymes
Betsy Rymes is assistant professor in the Department of Language Education at the University of Georgia.
Reviews for Conversational Borderlands
This gracefully written book works wide territory - from issues of discourse and identity to school reform - and lays open for us the complex intersection of language, aspiration, social ties, and institutional life. - Mike Rose, UCLA, Graduate School of Education and Information Studies and author of Possible Lives: The Promise of Public Education in America; ""This engaging and ... Read more