Culturally contested pedagogy
Subtitle: battles of literacy and schooling between mainstream teachers and Asian immigrant parents
By: Guofang Li ; with a foreword by Lee Gunderson.
Series: SUNY series, power, social identity, and education
Publisher: State University of New York Press; SUNY Press
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Albany
Language: eng
Number of pages: 281
Subjects: Asian Americans -- Education -- United States; Asians -- Education -- Canada; Children of immigrants -- Education -- United States; Children of immigrants -- Education -- Canada; Literacy -- Social aspects -- United States; Literacy -- Social aspects -- Canada; Parent-teacher relationships -- United States; Parent-teacher relationships -- Canada
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Teaching, learning, and cross-cultural discourses; title: The city, the school, and the families; title: Battles of literacy and culture: teacher beliefs and parent perspectives; title: Beginning forays in the battles: Sandy, Anthony, Kevin, and Alana; title: Living through the battles: Billy, Andy, Jake, and Tina; title: Understanding the battles of literacy and culture: conflicts and; title: Complexities; title: Learning from the battles: implications and conclusions.