Resistance to classroom participation: Minority students, academic discourse, cultural conflicts, and issues of representation in whole class discussions

Journal of Language, Identity and Education

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 250-265

  White, John Wesley ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Class participation; Cultural representation; Minority students; Participation; Resistance

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052690918     PISSN: 15348458     EISSN: 15327701     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15348458.2011.598128     Document Type: Article

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