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Immigrant Families and Literacies: Collaborative Research and Advocacy in a Diverse Faith Community

Sun, April 10, 8:15 to 9:45am, Convention Center, Floor: Level One, Room 101

Session Type: Structured Poster Session

Abstract

This structured poster session explores findings from six different research studies nested within the larger Community Literacies Project, a five-year university partnership with a multiethnic, multilingual Catholic parish and its school and community center. Through rich examples of collaborative research, scholars from across five academic and community institutions address questions about education-centered cooperation between immigrant community members with differing cultural and linguistic backgrounds; the possible roles of faith-based centers in education-focused community relationships; approaches to developing ethical and sustainable partnerships between universities and community-based organizations, and the ways in which the knowledge and interests of diverse community members can inform literacy teaching and learning in and out of schools.

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