Culturally contested pedagogy : battles of literacy and schooling between mainstream teachers and Asian immigrant parents /

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"The voices of teachers, parents and students create a compelling ethnographic study that examines the debate between traditional and progressive pedagogies in literacy education and the mismatch of cross-cultural discourses between mainstream schools and Asian families. This book focuses on a...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Li, Guofang, 1972-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Albany : State University of New York Press, ©2006.
Series:SUNY series, power, social identity, and education.
Subjects:
Asian Americans > Education > United States.
Asians > Education > Canada.
Children of immigrants > Education > United States.
Children of immigrants > Education > Canada.
Literacy > Social aspects > United States.
Literacy > Social aspects > Canada.
Parent-teacher relationships > United States.
Parent-teacher relationships > Canada.
Américains d'origine asiatique > Éducation > États-Unis.
Asiatiques > Éducation > Canada.
Enfants d'immigrants > Éducation > États-Unis.
Enfants d'immigrants > Éducation > Canada.
Relations parents-maîtres > États-Unis.
Relations parents-maîtres > Canada.
EDUCATION > Students & Student Life.
Asian Americans > Education
Asians > Education
Children of immigrants > Education
Literacy > Social aspects
Parent-teacher relationships
Canada
United States
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Literacy instruction and cross-cultural discourses
  • The city, the school, and the families
  • Literacy and culture battles: teacher beliefs and parent perspectives
  • Beginning forays in the battles: Sandy, Anthony, Kevin, and Alana
  • Living through the battles: Billy, Andy, Jake, and Tina
  • Understanding the battles of literacy and culture: conflicts and complexities
  • Learning from the battles: toward a pedagogy of culrutal reciprocity.

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