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Corridor Cultures : Mapping Student Resistance at an Urban School.

For many students, the classroom is not the central focus of school. The school's corridors and doorways are areas largely given over to student control, and it is here that they negotiate their cultural identities and status among their peer groups. The flavor of this "corridor culture&qu...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Dickar, Maryann
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : NYU Press, 2008.
Colección:Qualitative studies in psychology.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:For many students, the classroom is not the central focus of school. The school's corridors and doorways are areas largely given over to student control, and it is here that they negotiate their cultural identities and status among their peer groups. The flavor of this "corridor culture" tends to reflect the values and culture of the surrounding community. Based on participant observation in a racially segregated high school in New York City, Corridor Cultures examines the ways in which school spaces are culturally produced, offering insight into how urban students engage their schooling. Focu.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (222 pages)
ISBN:9780814785263
0814785263