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April 1, 2008
A Faculty Scholar Seminar |
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Community Based Cultural Socialization
Among Adolescents: Repetoires of Practice of Interpreting Everyday Life
(and Literary) Problems
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Yolanda Majors
Department of Curriculum and Instruction
College of Education
University of Illinois at Chicago
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| Location |
Great Cities Institute, Suite 400 CUPPA Hall
412 South Peoria, Chicago, IL 60607
RSVP
Appreciated: (312) 996-8700 |
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This presentation will report on research concerning the use
of community structures of positive cultural socialization practices in domain
specific classroom teaching and learning. It will review data from this ongoing,
two year curriculum intervention that is taking place in Chicago High School English
Classrooms.
Yolanda J. Majors is an Assistant Professor of Curriculum and Instruction in the College of Education,
where she focuses her research on adult/adolescent literacy, curriculum design and instruction, and social
justice education. |
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