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Author:

Li, Guofang, 1972-

Title:

Culturally contested pedagogy : battles of literacy and schooling between mainstream teachers and Asian immigrant parents / Guofang Li ; with a foreword by Lee Gunderson.

Publisher:

State University of New York Press,

Copyright Date:

c2006

Description:

xvi, 265 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Subject:

Asian Americans--Education--United States.
Asians--Education--Canada.
Children of immigrants--Education--United States.
Children of immigrants--Education--Canada.
Literacy--Social aspects--United States.
Literacy--Social aspects--Canada.
Parent-teacher relationships--United States.
Parent-teacher relationships--Canada.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 233-253) and index.

Contents:

Teaching, learning, and cross-cultural discourses -- The city, the school, and the families -- Battles of literacy and culture: teacher beliefs and parent perspectives -- Beginning forays in the battles: Sandy, Anthony, Kevin, and Alana -- Living through the battles: Billy, Andy, Jake, and Tina -- Understanding the battles of literacy and culture: conflicts and -- Complexities -- Learning from the battles: implications and conclusions.

Series:

SUNY series, power, social identity, and education

ISBN:

9780791465943 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0791465942 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9780791465936 (hardcover : alk. paper)
0791465934 (hardcover : alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)57373695

LCCN:

2004030459

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)