The Sociocultural Benefits of Writing for African American Adolescent Males

Reading and Writing Quarterly

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 123-142

  Tatum, Alfred ^a   Gue, Valerie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

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EID: 84858592589     PISSN: 10573569     EISSN: 15210693     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10573569.2012.651075     Document Type: Article

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