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Nasir, Na'ilah Suad; Cooks, Jamal – Anthropology & Education Quarterly, 2009
In this article, we present a model for thinking about how learning settings provide resources for the development of the practice-linked identities of participants, drawing on data from a study on an African American high school track and field team. What does it mean to make an identity available in the context of a learning setting? In this…
Descriptors: Track and Field, Cultural Activities, African American Students, Athletes
Nasir, Na'ilah Suad – Phi Delta Kappan, 2008
In this article, the author explores common characteristics of some out-of-school learning environments for African American students, drawing on findings from several studies of cultural and community practices--the game of dominoes, high school track and field, and middle and high school basketball. The author focuses on the broader question of…
Descriptors: African American Students, High Schools, Track and Field, Team Sports