Adolescent worlds and literacy practices on the United States-Mexico border

Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy

Volumn 53, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 575-584

  De La Piedra, Mara Teresa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Article; Digital; Family; Language learners; Methodology

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950872953     PISSN: 10813004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1598/JAAL.53.7.5     Document Type: Article

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