Spotlighting social class: An exploration of one adolescent's language and literacy practices


	Spotlighting social class: An exploration of one adolescent's language and literacy practices

RayWatkins

8-2-2007 8:05 AM

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education, class, american, pedagogy

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Journal of Literacy Research, Spring 2003 by Payne-Bourcy, Laura, Chandler-Olcott, Kelly

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