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2018
Volume 102, Issue 5
  • ISSN: 0360-9170
  • E-ISSN: 1943-2402

Abstract

Using narrative inquiry, the author describes how three middle school literacy teachers developed a Community of Practice around a shared goal of adding a queer and intersectional lens to their curriculum.

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