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McDowell, Teresa; Brown, Andrae' L.; Cullen, Nicole; Duyn, April – Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 2013
In this article, we report the results of a national survey of students in COAMFTE-accredited family therapy programs who self-identify as coming from lower- or working-class backgrounds. Results of the study reveal opportunity and tension relative to family, friends, and community because of social mobility associated with graduate education.…
Descriptors: Social Class, Socioeconomic Status, National Surveys, Counselor Training
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Jones, Stephanie – Journal of Language and Literacy Education, 2008
Grounded in feminist notions of valuing lived experiences and constructing knowledge about the wider world from material realities, this article uses autobiographical narratives and poststructural and critical theories to argue for change in children's literature. The author presents two simultaneous streams of shifting, representations and…
Descriptors: Social Class, Childrens Literature, Figurative Language, Picture Books