Subtitle
Analyzing Discourse Among Urban Middle School Girls
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Document Type
Dissertation
School
Feinstein School of Education and Human Development
Department (Manual Entry)
Education Doctoral Program
Date of Original Version
12-2-2013
Abstract
This dissertation is a qualitative study of an all-girls’ advisory in a coeducational,
urban middle school located in a mid-sized city in the northeast.
The advisory group met daily over the course of the 2010-2011 academic year.
Drawing from data collected over one year of fieldwork--including participant
observation, analysis of discourse, dynamic interviews, and the analysis of
social constructs --this study explores how a group of mostly African
American and Latina students created a caring community in order to increase
their academic and social success.
Recommended Citation
Bledsoe, Carey DeLauder, "Girl Talk" (2013). Master's Theses, Dissertations, Graduate Research and Major Papers Overview. 91.
https://digitalcommons.ric.edu/etd/91
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