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Language, Literacy, and Pedagogy in Postindustrial Societies.

In postindustrial economies such as the United States and Great Britain, the black/white achievement gap is perpetuated by an emphasis on language and language skills, with which black American and black British-Caribbean youths often struggle. This work analyzes the nature of educational pedagogy i...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Mocombe, Paul C.
Otros Autores: Tomlin, Carol
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2013.
Colección:Routledge research in education.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:In postindustrial economies such as the United States and Great Britain, the black/white achievement gap is perpetuated by an emphasis on language and language skills, with which black American and black British-Caribbean youths often struggle. This work analyzes the nature of educational pedagogy in the contemporary capitalist world-system under American hegemony. Mocombe and Tomlin interpret the role of education as an institutional or ideological apparatus for capitalist domination, and examine the sociolinguistic means or pedagogies by which global and local social actors are educated w.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (209 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781135124427
1135124426