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Voices of Reason Adolescents Talk About Their Futures Over Time

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Steven B. Sachs

Book Code: H839

ISBN: 0-89789-839-7

ISBN-13: 978-0-89789-839-3

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296 pages, figures, tables

Bergin & Garvey

Publication: 12/30/2001

List Price: $98.95 (UK Sterling Price: £57.95)

Availability: Print on demand

Media Type: Hardcover

Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4

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Description: In their own words, ten diverse adolescents talk about their school experiences, family issues, societal problems and their own attempt to deal with social inequities. The book is also a study of "future" talk, as jointly constructed attempts by students at making sense of their educational and vocational goals and their own sense of where the education and guidance systems have helped or failed them. Using tools of discourse analysis developed for this study, Dr. Sachs presents a systematic way of looking at the construction of "groundedness" in social contexts, particularly how and how effectively adolescents construct their arguments for the choices they make. The business of education touches many facets of society, and this study will be of interest to practitioners who wish to become qualitative researchers, for students in qualitative methods courses, and for middle and high school guidance sources including teachers and parents who want to better understand adolescents' concerns. And it is a book for adolescents themselves who, in reading what their peers are saying, can reflect on their own sense of where they are currently and in which direction they want to go.

Table of Contents:

Introduction
Introduction
Theoretical Orientation
A "Vivid" Introduction to the "H-Team" Students
The Great Orator
Goes With the Wind
Pulling Teeth
A Balancing Act
Getting The Job Done
The (Com)passionate Communicator
Two Voices
Discourse Analysis and Conclusion
Seeing Beyond The Talk: Discourse Analysis of "Future" Talk
Conclusions: Implications for Research and Practice
Appendix 1: Selective Quantitative Findings for Early Questionnaire
Appendix 2: General Coding Categories
Appendix 3: Rules for Coding "Future" Talk
Appendix 4: Coder Instructions: Coding "Future" Talk
Appendix 5: Interviewer Discourse Codes: examples
Appendix 6: Discussion about Reliability and Validity in this Study
Bibliography
Index

LC Card Number: 2001037659

LCC Class: HQ796

Dewey Class: 646


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