Black boys can write: Challenging dominant framings of African American adolescent males in literacy research

Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 341-343

  Haddix, Marcelle ^a  

^a SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 75749096952     PISSN: 10813004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1598/JAAL.53.4.8     Document Type: Article

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