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Record Nr.

UNINA9910826670903321

Autore

Smith Debbie <1955->

Titolo

Literacy and advocacy in adolescent family, gang, school, and juvenile court communities : CRIP 4 life / / Debbie Smith, Kathryn F. Whitmore

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Mahwah, N.J., : Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2006

ISBN

1-135-60054-6

1-135-60055-4

1-283-70777-2

1-282-37583-0

9786612375835

1-4106-1743-2

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (230 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

WhitmoreKathryn F. <1959->

Disciplina

362.74

Soggetti

Gang members - United States

Juvenile delinquents - United States

Mexican American youth

Teacher-student relationships - United States

Gangs - United States

Gang members - Education - United States

Literacy - United States

Marginality, Social - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 195-197) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; List of Figures; Foreword; Preface; 1 Introducing the Characters: Lil Boy Blue, Smurf, Juice, Lil Garfield, and Debbie; 2 Family Community: Mi Familia; 3 Gang Community: "West Up Cuzz"; 4 School Community, Part One (I): "They don't want us here."; 5 School Community, Part Two (II): "This is our school."; 6 Juvenile Court Community: "In and out of juvie"; 7 Images of Gangs in the Media and Research Literature; 8 Living on the Boundaries of School: Advocacy and Research; 9 Literacy in Communities of Success and Failure; Appendix A: Timeline; Appendix B: Family Trees

Appendix C: Glossary of Gang Terminology as Used by Lil Boy Blue,



Smurf, Juice, and Lil GarfieldAppendix D: Smurf and Sad Boy's Story; References; Author Index; Subject Index;

Sommario/riassunto

Encourages educators and researchers to understand the complexities of adolescent gang members' lives in order to rethink their assumptions about these students in school. This book is useful for education researchers, professionals, and students in the areas of middle/high school education, and alternative community programs.