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Shirley Brice Heath
Researcher at Stanford University
Publications - 65
Citations - 14383
Shirley Brice Heath is an academic researcher from Stanford University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Literacy & Socialization. The author has an hindex of 28, co-authored 65 publications receiving 14170 citations. Previous affiliations of Shirley Brice Heath include University of Pennsylvania.
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Ways with Words: Language, Life and Work in Communities and Classrooms
TL;DR: In this article, the piedmont: textile mills and times of change, and the teaching of how to talk in Trackton and Roadville, are discussed, as well as the teachers as learners and the townspeople.
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Ways with Words: Language, Life and Work in Communities and Classrooms
TL;DR: In this article, the piedmont: textile mills and times of change, and the teaching of how to talk in Trackton and Roadville, are discussed, as well as the teachers as learners and the townspeople.
What no bedtime story means: Narrative skills at home and school.
TL;DR: This article studied the patterns of language use related to books in three literate communities in the Southeastern United States, focusing on such "literacy events" as bedtime story reading.
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What no bedtime story means: narrative skills at home and school
TL;DR: The authors studied the patterns of language use related to books in three literate communities in the Southeastern United States, focusing on such "literacy events" as bedtime story reading.
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Identity and Inner-City Youth: Beyond Ethnicity and Gender
TL;DR: Combining humanism and social science, the authors illustrate how youth organizations enable the young to link a sense of self beyond the mere labels of ethnicity and gender, to responsibility and supportive environments for work and play.