When discourses collide : an ethnography of migrant children at home and in school /
Marianne Exum Lopez.
- xii, 211 pages ; 23 cm.
- Rethinking childhood ; vol. 11. .
- Rethinking childhood ; v. 11. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-208) and index.
Preface -- Introduction -- A Look at the Observer -- Interactive Discourses of Migrant Children -- Using Critical Ethnography -- Outline of the Study -- Life in Apple Country -- Life in the Community -- Relationships between Families of Privilege and Farm-workers -- The Three Families -- Family Roots -- Getting to Know the Families -- Life at Home -- Boys Have a Prominent Place in the Family -- Literacy Is for Specific Purposes -- Maintaining Identity -- Family Traditions -- Moving Is a Part of Life -- Dreams for the Future -- The World of School -- A Look at the District -- A Look at the Schools -- A Look at the Boys in School -- The Boys' Peer Relationships -- Classmate Interaction -- Friendships -- Collision of the Discourses -- Conclusion -- The Boys as Family Members -- The Boys as Students -- The Boys as Classmates -- The Boys as Friends -- When the Discourses Intersected -- Lessons Learned -- Final Thoughts -- A Methodology for the Study -- Bibliography -- Index. 1. 1.1. 1.2. 1.3. 1.4. 2. 2.1. 2.2. 3. 3.1. 3.2. 3.3. 3.4. 3.5. 3.6. 3.7. 3.8. 3.9. 4. 4.1. 4.2. 4.3. 5. 5.1. 5.2. 6. 7. 7.1. 7.2. 7.3. 7.4. 7.5. 7.6. 7.7.
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