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2018
Volume 114, Issue 5
  • ISSN: 0013-8274
  • E-ISSN: 2161-8895
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Abstract

By centering students’ experiences, youth-led participatory action research can serve as a powerful mechanism for student advocacy and social justice in English classrooms, as demonstrated by the work of Milo Palmer, a transyouth and researcher.

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