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Book Title: Language, Literacy, And Power In Schooling
Number of Pages: 352 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Language, Literacy, and Power in Schooling
Publisher: Routledge
Publication Year: 2005
Subject: Minority Studies, Multicultural Education, Educational Policy & Reform / Federal Legislation, General, Literacy, Aims & Objectives
Item Height: 0.9 in
Item Weight: 20 Oz
Type: Textbook
Subject Area: Education, Language Arts & Disciplines, Social Science
Author: Teresa L. Mccarty
Item Length: 9 in
Item Width: 6.1 in
Format: Uk-B Format Paperback