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Del Otro Lado: Literacy and Migration across the U.S.-Mexico Border
Susan V. Meyers
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Description for Del Otro Lado: Literacy and Migration across the U.S.-Mexico Border
Paperback. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: JFFN; JNFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 295.
In Del Otro Lado: Literacy and Migration across the U.S.-Mexico Border, author Susan V. Meyers draws on her year-long ethnographic study in Mexico and the United States to analyse the literacy practices of Mexican-origin students on both sides of the border.
Meyers begins by taking readers through the historical development of the rural Mexican town of Villachuato. Through a series of case studies spanning the decades between the Mexican Revolution and the modern-day village, Meyers explores the ever-widening gulf between the priorities of students and the ideals of the public education system. As more and more of Villachuato’s families ... Read more
In Del Otro Lado: Literacy and Migration across the U.S.-Mexico Border, author Susan V. Meyers draws on her year-long ethnographic study in Mexico and the United States to analyse the literacy practices of Mexican-origin students on both sides of the border.
Meyers begins by taking readers through the historical development of the rural Mexican town of Villachuato. Through a series of case studies spanning the decades between the Mexican Revolution and the modern-day village, Meyers explores the ever-widening gulf between the priorities of students and the ideals of the public education system. As more and more of Villachuato’s families ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Southern Illinois University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
216
Place of Publication
Carbondale, United States
ISBN
9780809333424
SKU
V9780809333424
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About Susan V. Meyers
Susan V. Meyers is an assistant professor at Seattle University, where she teaches composition and creative writing. Her essays have appeared in Gender and Education, Power and Education, and The Community Literacy Journal. She has been the recipient of grants from the Fulbright Foundation, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the American Association of University Women.
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