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Secondary Education and Teaching
Master's Theses, Dissertations, Graduate Research and Major Papers Overview
Critical literacy;critical pedagogy;literacy;language arts;high school students;english language teaching;social justice;middle class attitudes;privileged youth
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Making Waves With Critical Literacy, Carolyn Fortuna
Making Waves With Critical Literacy, Carolyn Fortuna
Master's Theses, Dissertations, Graduate Research and Major Papers Overview
A qualitative study undertaken in 2007 that explores the application of critical literacy pedagogy within English language arts classes of an upper middle class public high school. Results demonstrate that when students recontextualize their own modalities, literacies, and cultures as part of their learning experience, they begin to understand the concept of social justice for all.