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Record Nr.

UNINA9910798722503321

Autore

Lachuk Amy Johnson

Titolo

Literacy as moral obligation among African Americans in the rural Southeast / / Amy Johnson Lachuk

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Maryland ; ; London, [England] : , : Lexington Books, , 2016

©2016

ISBN

1-4985-1192-9

1-4985-1193-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (137 pages)

Disciplina

371.829/96075

Soggetti

African Americans - Education - Southern States

Literacy - Moral and ethical aspects - Southern States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

From the rural south to the front street: a narrative backdrop for literacy and education within Pinesville -- The moral responsibility of literate practice -- Literacy practices as material and embodied -- Literacy practice as narrative experience -- Sacred stories on literacy and education -- A communion of advocacy -- Toward a more person-centered literacy scholarship -- Appendix A: life history in practice -- Appendix B: life history interview protocol -- References.