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Whitney, Erin Hope – Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 2019
Much of the special education research on writing has focused on skill acquisition and remediation. However, a significant problem with this approach is that it does not account for the sociocultural nature of writing or the importance of culturally sustaining pedagogies in writing instruction. In this article, the author uses practitioner…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Special Education, Culturally Relevant Education, Writing Instruction
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Carlerby, Heidi; Viitasara, Eija; Knutsson, Anders; Gadin, Katja Gillander – Social Indicators Research, 2013
This study aimed to analyze how bullying involvement is associated with the distribution of parental background and with subjective health complaints (SHC) among Swedish boys and girls. Data were collected from the World Health Organization, Health Behavior in School-aged Children (WHO/HBSC) survey, measurement years 1997/1998, 2001/2002 and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Females, Health Behavior, Adolescents
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Gulbrandsen, Mette – Pedagogy, Culture and Society, 2003
This article addresses themes of development among young teenagers. Children aged 12 and 13 were followed up on a regular basis. The girls' vivid accounts on negotiations and reorganisations in their joint, field of peers aroused interest in their developmental efforts. Consequently, the practices and discourses connected with the personal and…
Descriptors: Females, Sexual Orientation, Adolescents, Cultural Context