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Code-Switching Pedagogies and African American Student Voices: Acceptance and Resistance
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Hill, K. Dara – Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 2009
This study examines a Detroit suburb experiencing an unexpected influx of working class African American students. Dilemmas engendered a cultural mismatch between teachers and students. In a controversial climate where students cross the boundary line in search for educational parity, this study examines a seventh-grade English teacher who enacts…
Descriptors: Code Switching (Language), African American Students, Working Class, English Teachers