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Civic Sovereignty: Indigenous Civic Constructs in Public School Spaces
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Talbert, Rachel – Teachers College Record, 2023
Context: This study examines how urban American Indian high school students negotiate their civic identities within the settler colonial structures of urban American public schools. Research Question: How do urban American Indian students negotiate civic identities in spaces where civic concepts are taught, such as American history classes in an…
Descriptors: Social Studies, American Indian Students, High School Students, Urban Education
Identity Literacy: Reading and Teaching Texts as Resources for Identity Formation
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Schachter, Elli P.; Galili-Schachter, Inbar – Teachers College Record, 2012
Background/Context: Literacy has been traditionally posited as a primary educational goal. The concept is now understood in the literature as extending way beyond the mere technicalities of proficiency in reading and writing, encompassing a broad range of skills and practices related to comprehension, communication, and the ability to use texts in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Literacy, Self Concept, Developmental Psychology
School as a Context for "Othering" Youth and Promoting Cultural Assets
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Borrero, Noah E.; Yeh, Christine J.; Cruz, Crivir I.; Suda, Jolene F. – Teachers College Record, 2012
Background/Context: Schools are cultural contexts that have the power and potential to promote students' cultural assets or "other" youth in a way that keeps them from creating meaningful academic identities. In this study, we build on existing research and theory by defining "othering" as a personal, social, cultural, and…
Descriptors: Coping, Social Distance, Holistic Approach, Cultural Capital
The Negative Consequences of becoming a Good Reader: Identity Theory as a Lens for Understanding Struggling Readers, Teachers, and Reading Instruction
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Hall, Leigh A. – Teachers College Record, 2010
Background/Context: The majority of middle school students in U.S. schools are struggling readers and lack the reading abilities needed to successfully comprehend texts, complete reading-related assignments, and learn subject matter content. Researchers have suggested that struggling readers' comprehension abilities can be improved if their…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Reading Instruction, Middle School Students, Case Studies
Theories of Human Development that Enhance an Understanding of the College Transition Process
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Guiffrida, Douglas A. – Teachers College Record, 2009
Background/Context: Although theories of human development often play a central role in K-12 pedagogical practices, evidence suggests that developmental theories have not been used extensively to understand the college transition process or to develop programs to support students during these transitions. Purpose/Objective/Research Question/Focus…
Descriptors: Ethnicity, Racial Identification, Motivation, Individual Development
To Seem and to Feel: Situated Identities and Literacy Practices
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Bartlett, Lesley – Teachers College Record, 2007
Background/Context: This study draws upon and contributes to sociocultural studies of literacy (a.k.a. New Literacy Studies), sociohistorical theories of identity formation, and practice theories of language interaction to argue that "becoming literate" requires critical inter- and intra-personal identity work accomplished through…
Descriptors: Popular Culture, Multilingualism, Ethnography, Adult Students