03753nam 22008414a 450 991082667090332120200520144314.01-135-60054-61-135-60055-41-283-70777-21-282-37583-097866123758351-4106-1743-29781410617439(CKB)1000000000347610(EBL)274553(OCoLC)476019649(SSID)ssj0000192984(PQKBManifestationID)11172135(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000192984(PQKBWorkID)10218041(PQKB)10909695(MiAaPQ)EBC274553(Au-PeEL)EBL274553(CaPaEBR)ebr10149973(CaONFJC)MIL237583(OCoLC)1066581815(OCoLC-P)1066581815(FlBoTFG)9781410617439(EXLCZ)99100000000034761020050601d2006 uy 0engur|n|||||||||txtccrLiteracy and advocacy in adolescent family, gang, school, and juvenile court communities CRIP 4 life /Debbie Smith, Kathryn F. Whitmore1st ed.Mahwah, N.J. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates20061 online resource (230 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8058-5599-8 0-8058-5598-X Includes bibliographical references (p. 195-197) and indexes.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 TreesAppendix 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; 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.Gang membersUnited StatesCase studiesJuvenile delinquentsUnited StatesCase studiesMexican American youthCase studiesTeacher-student relationshipsUnited StatesCase studiesGangsUnited StatesGang membersEducationUnited StatesLiteracyUnited StatesMarginality, SocialUnited StatesGang membersJuvenile delinquentsMexican American youthTeacher-student relationshipsGangsGang membersEducationLiteracyMarginality, Social362.74Smith Debbie1955-1762309Whitmore Kathryn F.1959-1762310MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910826670903321Literacy and advocacy in adolescent family, gang, school, and juvenile court communities4202163UNINA