September 1, 2025The English Journal

Critical Approaches to Literature: Cultivating Student Agency with Book Clubs and Young Adult Literature

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Establishing book clubs improves student agency and critical engagement with literature, fostering discussions.
By integrating diverse young adult literature, students can explore various perspectives and enhance learning outcomes.
Opportunities for meaningful discussions arise when students engage with literature that reflects their identities.
Critical approaches to literature encourage students to take an active role in their learning experience by participating in book clubs.

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Column highlights how diverse literature and book clubs enhance student agency and critical discussions.

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In this column, a Latina educator and researcher discusses how establishing book clubs organized around diverse young adult literature can contribute to student agency to guide learning and engage in critical discussion.

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Sandra Saco (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69254f9ec0ce034ddc35a14b https://doi.org/10.58680/ej20251151102

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Critical Approaches to Literature: Cultivating Student Agency with Book Clubs and Young Adult Literature

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