Morphing Literacy: Boys Reshaping Their School-Based Literacy Practices.

Blair, Heather A.; Stanford, Kathy

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Publication Date: 2004-Jul-1

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Morphing Literacy: Boys Reshaping Their School-Based Literacy Practices

Blair, Heather A.; Stanford, Kathy

Language Arts, v81 n6 p452 Jul 2004

Details about a two-year ethnographic case study research in middle school boys to understand school literacy are presented. The study revealed that boys resist many school-based practices by transforming the assigned literacy work.

Descriptors: Males, Literacy, Middle School Students, Case Studies, Ethnography, Educational Practices, Student Behavior

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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

Education Level: Middle Schools

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Language: English

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