dc.creator | Wood, Summer Denise | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2020-08-22T17:24:40Z | |
dc.date.available | 2015-07-21 | |
dc.date.issued | 2015-07-21 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://etd.library.vanderbilt.edu/etd-07142015-103303 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1803/12992 | |
dc.description.abstract | This dissertation examines the ways in which six second grade African American males engaged in critical conversations. This qualitative study addresses three primary research questions: 1) What is the nature of small group literature discussions focused on issues of power and privilege?; 2) How are students working to collectively build critical knowledge in a small group literature discussion focused on issues of power and privilege?; and 3) In what ways do issues of racial identity emerge among a small group of African American males participating in a discussion about race, power, and privilege? In order to address these three research questions, data was collected using the following methods: interviews, audio and video recordings, and field notes.
A grounded theory approach was used to analyze the data, and results suggested that students who participated in the small group discussion sessions: 1) primarily discussed major themes the text inspired; 2) used an argumentation framework as a way of discussing critical topics and building knowledge; and 3) leveraged their own cultural histories and racial identities as tools for interpreting a major historical event. | |
dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | |
dc.subject | reader response | |
dc.subject | black males | |
dc.subject | literacy | |
dc.subject | critical literacy | |
dc.subject | literature circles | |
dc.subject | elementary | |
dc.title | What is critical?: An analysis of small group critical conversations with African American second grade males | |
dc.type | dissertation | |
dc.contributor.committeeMember | Robert Jimenez | |
dc.contributor.committeeMember | Kevin Leander | |
dc.contributor.committeeMember | Tony Brown | |
dc.type.material | text | |
thesis.degree.name | PHD | |
thesis.degree.level | dissertation | |
thesis.degree.discipline | Learning, Teaching and Diversity | |
thesis.degree.grantor | Vanderbilt University | |
local.embargo.terms | 2015-07-21 | |
local.embargo.lift | 2015-07-21 | |
dc.contributor.committeeChair | Deborah Rowe | |