Adolescents at School: Perspectives on Youth, Identity and Education

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As any teacher or parent knows, adolescence is a time when young people grapple with the question, "Who am I?" Issues of race, ethnicity, class, gender, sexual orientation, and ability can complicate this question for adolescents, affecting their schoolwork and their relationships with teachers, family, and peers. Practical and jargon-free, this book examines the complex, changing identities young people manage while they negotiate the challenges of school as it suggests ways to foster the success of every ...
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As any teacher or parent knows, adolescence is a time when young people grapple with the question, "Who am I?" Issues of race, ethnicity, class, gender, sexual orientation, and ability can complicate this question for adolescents, affecting their schoolwork and their relationships with teachers, family, and peers. Practical and jargon-free, this book examines the complex, changing identities young people manage while they negotiate the challenges of school as it suggests ways to foster the success of every student.
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  • ISBN-13: 9781891792113
  • Publisher: Harvard Education Publishing Group (H E P G)
  • Publication date: 3/1/1903
  • Format: Library Binding
  • Pages: 182

Table of Contents

Introduction: Why Identity Matters at School 1
1 Identity and Possibility: Adolescent Development and the Potential of Schools 7
2 "Joaquin's Dilemma": Understanding the Link between Racial Identity and School-Related Behaviors 19
Listening to Minority Students: One District's Approach to Closing the Achievement Gap 31
Commentary: Opening the Dialogue about Race at School 36
3 Model Minorities and Perpetual Foreigners: the Impact of Stereotyping on Asian American Students 41
"Desde entonces, soy Chicana:" A Mexican Immigrant Student Resists Subtractive Schooling 50
4 "Who am I as a learner?" : Would Girls and Boys Tend to Answer Differently? 55
Writing Their Way Through: Adolescent Girls and Note Writing 64
5 "I am not insane; I am angry": Adolescent Masculinity, Homophobia, and Violence 69
Male Adolescent Identity and the Roots of Aggression: A Conversation with James Garbarino 79
6 Growing Up in the Shadows: School and the Identity Development of Sexual Minority Youth 85
Why Use That Word? Adolescents and Queer Identity 102
7 Who Wins and Who Loses?: Social Class and Student Identities 107
Class and Identity in a Socioeconomically Diverse High School: A Discussion with Elaine Bessette, Joan Lowe, and Bill Quinn 122
8 The Impact of Disability on Adolescent Identity 127
Making Their Own Way: The Perspectives of Three Young People with Disabilities 140
9 Beyond Categories: The Complex Identities of Adolescents 145
Afterword: From Understanding to Action 163
Acknowledgments 167
About the Contributors 169
Index 175
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