CRITICAL APPROACHES TO LITERATURE: Youth Lens in Action: Teacher Candidates’ Critical Engagement with YA Texts through Book Clubs

In this article, authors share how the youth lens framework is operationalized in a young adult literature course through book clubs to deepen literary analysis, while also highlighting its pedagogical potential for supporting teacher candidates in critically engaging with and teaching YA texts.

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The English Journal
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2026-09-30
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https://doi.org/10.58680/ej20261150506
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Themes in Literature Analysis
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CRITICAL APPROACHES TO LITERATURE: Youth Lens in Action: Teacher Candidates’ Critical Engagement with YA Texts through Book Clubs

Carlin Borsheim-Black, Connor Stephens, CRIS BARABAS, TWAHIBA KASHE NDIHOKUBWAYO
The English Journal
Themes in Literature Analysis
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CRITICAL APPROACHES TO LITERATURE: Youth Lens in Action: Teacher Candidates’ Critical Engagement with YA Texts through Book Clubs

Carlin Borsheim-Black, Connor Stephens, CRIS BARABAS, TWAHIBA KASHE NDIHOKUBWAYO
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In this article, authors share how the youth lens framework is operationalized in a young adult literature course through book clubs to deepen literary analysis, while also highlighting its pedagogical potential for supporting teacher candidates in critically engaging with and teaching YA texts.

The English JournalVol. 115(5)
Bishop's University (CA)
Quality Education
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CRITICAL APPROACHES TO LITERATURE: Youth Lens in Action: Teacher Candidates’ Critical Engagement with YA Texts through Book Clubs — Carlin Borsheim-Black, Connor Stephens, et al. · The English Journal (2026) | TGRS Research Map | TGRS