Portraits of street corner culture
Thesis (M.Ed.)--Memorial University of Newfoundland, 1997. Education Bibliography: leaves 101-106. This study will closely examine youth culture primarily from a street corner site in downtown St. John's Newfoundland. The methods used will follow critical ethnographic traditions utilizing indiv...
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ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:theses2/213428 2023-05-15T17:23:27+02:00 Portraits of street corner culture Martin, Kendra K., 1962- Memorial University of Newfoundland. Faculty of Education Canada--Newfoundland and Labrador--Avalon Peninsula--St. John's 1997 vi, 109 leaves : col. ill. Image/jpeg; Application/pdf http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/theses2/id/213428 Eng eng Electronic Theses and Dissertations (13.36 MB) -- http://collections.mun.ca/PDFs/theses/Martin_KendraK.pdf http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/theses2/id/213428 The author retains copyright ownership and moral rights in this thesis. Neither the thesis nor substantial extracts from it may be printed or otherwise reproduced without the author's permission. Paper copy kept in the Centre for Newfoundland Studies, Memorial University Libraries Youth--Newfoundland and Labrador--St. John's--Social life and customs Youth--Newfoundland and Labrador--St. John's--Attitudes Teenagers--Social networks--Newfoundland and Labrador--St. John's Text Electronic thesis or dissertation 1997 ftmemorialunivdc 2015-08-06T19:17:26Z Thesis (M.Ed.)--Memorial University of Newfoundland, 1997. Education Bibliography: leaves 101-106. This study will closely examine youth culture primarily from a street corner site in downtown St. John's Newfoundland. The methods used will follow critical ethnographic traditions utilizing individual interviews, group discussions, informal observation, and participation in the group culture. These tools will be used to draw out the personal and collective stories of young people who congregate at this street corner site. The concept of street corner culture is used to place this study outside the context of any institution and within the milieux of youth. The investigation of youth culture occurs in their space and from their vantage point. The street corner here is a place away from family, school, work and the authority of adults who may shape the interaction of the group. Explored in this context are the dimensions of youth experience within the culture of the group. Extracted from the context are the self-representations of young people which depict their social world. -- The portrait of youth culture developed through the study will identify existing gaps and potential bridges between youth experience, school cultures, and pedagogical practice. It is my hope that in capturing the "voices" of these young people they may contribute to knowledge about youth and fuel new directions in the process of educational change. Thesis Newfoundland studies University of Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI) Newfoundland Canada |
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Thesis (M.Ed.)--Memorial University of Newfoundland, 1997. Education Bibliography: leaves 101-106. This study will closely examine youth culture primarily from a street corner site in downtown St. John's Newfoundland. The methods used will follow critical ethnographic traditions utilizing individual interviews, group discussions, informal observation, and participation in the group culture. These tools will be used to draw out the personal and collective stories of young people who congregate at this street corner site. The concept of street corner culture is used to place this study outside the context of any institution and within the milieux of youth. The investigation of youth culture occurs in their space and from their vantage point. The street corner here is a place away from family, school, work and the authority of adults who may shape the interaction of the group. Explored in this context are the dimensions of youth experience within the culture of the group. Extracted from the context are the self-representations of young people which depict their social world. -- The portrait of youth culture developed through the study will identify existing gaps and potential bridges between youth experience, school cultures, and pedagogical practice. It is my hope that in capturing the "voices" of these young people they may contribute to knowledge about youth and fuel new directions in the process of educational change. |
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