A New Beginning? John Yandell's "The Social Construction of Meaning: Reading Literature in Urban Classrooms"

Autor/in	Doecke, Brenton
Titel	A New Beginning? John Yandell's "The Social Construction of Meaning: Reading Literature in Urban Classrooms"
Quelle	In: Changing English: Studies in Culture and Education, 21 (2014) 2, S.139-149 (11 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1358-684X
DOI	10.1080/1358684X.2014.897040
Schlagwörter	Urban Schools; English Instruction; English Teachers; Literature; Teaching Methods; Educational Policy; Statistical Analysis; Educational Research; Neoliberalism; Standards; Educational Change; Foreign Countries; Secondary School Students; Inclusion; Student Diversity; United Kingdom (England) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Urban area; Urban areas; School; Schools; Stadtregion; Stadt; Schule; English langauage lessons; Englischunterricht; English language lessons; Teacher; Teachers; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Literatur; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Statistische Analyse; Bildungsforschung; Pädagogische Forschung; Neo-liberalism; Neoliberalismus; Standard; Bildungsreform; Ausland; Sekundarschüler; Inklusion
Abstract	John Yandell's "The Social Construction of Meaning: Reading Literature in Urban Classrooms" provides a powerful counterpoint to current policy discourse in education. By focusing on the social interactions that occur in the classrooms of two English teachers, Yandell shows how their pupils are able to explore dimensions of language and experience that far exceed the outcomes prescribed by official curriculum documents. This is because their teachers conceive of reading as a social activity in which everyone can participate. Yandell thereby affirms the value of a literary education as an integral part of an educational project that is genuinely democratic and inclusive. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01