Discusses the lack of attention to the literacy processes, practices, and development of adolescents in three texts, arguing that this neglect makes invisible the literacy practices of a large segment of the world's population, explaining the importance of studying youth culture and literacies, and noting that literacy theorists, practitioners,…

Barnes, an educator and textbook author, was a pioneer in the use of inquiry to teach secondary school history. Her work is criticized for the indoctrination it entailed and for its failure to encourage students to identify and examine the spiritual and political premises underlying the historical framework Barnes presented. (IAH)