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Jennifer Clifton - Argument as Dialogue Across Difference: Engaging Youth in Public Literacies - 9781138665934 - V9781138665934
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Argument as Dialogue Across Difference: Engaging Youth in Public Literacies

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Description for Argument as Dialogue Across Difference: Engaging Youth in Public Literacies Paperback. Num Pages: 180 pages, 8 black & white illustrations, 3 black & white tables, 2 black & white halftones, 6 black. BIC Classification: JNAM; JNFR; JNU; YQC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 17. Weight in Grams: 280.
In the spirit of models of argument starting with inquiry, this book starts with a question: What might it mean to teach argument in ways that open up spaces for change-changes of mind, changes of practice and policy, changes in ways of talking and relating? The author explores teaching argument in ways that take into account the complexities and pluralities young people face as they attempt to enact local and global citizenship with others who may reasonably disagree. The focus is foremost on social action-the hard, hopeful work of finding productive ways forward in contexts where people need to work ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
280g
Number of Pages
164
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781138665934
SKU
V9781138665934
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About Jennifer Clifton
Jennifer Clifton is Assistant Professor, Department of English (Rhetoric and Writing Studies), The University of Texas at El Paso, USA.

Reviews for Argument as Dialogue Across Difference: Engaging Youth in Public Literacies
I can think of no more timely, moral, and smart approach to literacy in and out of school than Jennifer Clifton's new book. Unless we humans learn to discuss critical issues with each other across differences in a joint journey, not to conversion, but to a better shared world, there may soon be no livable world left for us. ... Read more

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