Literacy and Advocacy in Adolescent Family, Gang, School, and Juvenile Court Communities: Crip 4 Life

by Kathryn F. Whitmore, Debbie Smith, Debra Smith

Book Overview

The goal of this book is to encourage educators and researchers to understand the complexities of adolescent gang members' lives in order to rethink their assumptions about these students in school. The particular objective is to situate four gang members as literate, caring students from loving families whose identities and literacy keep them on the margins of school. The research described in this book suggests that advocacy is a particularly effective...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0805855998
• ISBN13: 9780805855999
• Release Date: November 2005
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 230 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.4" x 8.0"