Barbara Comber
Literacy, poverty and schooling: what matters in young people's education?
Queensland University of Technology
abstract paper draws upon several decades literacy research schools highpoverty environments explore matters young peoples education dialogue themes kevin marjoribanks work student aspirations family environments teacher expectations key insights summarised referring longitudinal case studies current ethnographic project interplay literacy poverty schooling young peoples aspirations education outcomes explored although work educators highpoverty communities continues highly demanding schools teachers making durable positive difference learner dispositions literate repertoires teacher expectations discursive practices crucial process