On the Brink [microform] : Negotiating Literature and Life with Adolescents. Language and Literacy Series / Susan Hynds.

Replete with lessons for educators, this book reports in a personal way on a middle school classroom study undertaken by a teacher researcher that was to last 1 year but ended up lasting 6 years. The book contains the social and cultural forces that influence adolescents' literacy development--...

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Online Access:	Request ERIC Document
Main Author:	Hynds, Susan
Corporate Authors:	International Reading Association, Columbia University. Teachers College
Format:	Microfilm Book
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1997.
Subjects:	Adolescents. Classroom Research. Constructivism (Learning) Cultural Context. Educational Environment. Junior High Schools. Literacy. Literature Appreciation. Middle Schools. Reading Instruction. Student Centered Curriculum. Student Needs. Urban Education. Writing Instruction.