Advocacy research in literacy education : seeking higher ground

Cherland, Meredith Rogers 1947- (Author). Harper, Helen J., 1957- (Added Author).

Summary: This book reviews advocacy research in literacy education. It addresses issues such as social justice, equity, democracy and the possibilities for social transformation. The author believes that it is time for advocacy workers to promote the best literacy instruction that facilitates democratic life. The goal of such instruction breaks from traditional instruction which privileges standardized testing, scripted lessons and programs, and a certain type of learning and research.

Record details

ISBN: 0805850562 (alk. paper)
ISBN: 9780805850567 (alk. paper)
ISBN: 0805850570 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN: 9780805850574 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN: 1410615448 (e book)
ISBN: 9781410615442 (e book)
Physical Description: print
x, 350 p. ; 24 cm.
Publisher: Mahwah, N.J. : Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2007.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 291-329) and indexes.
Formatted Contents Note:	Paulo Freire and critical literacy(ies) -- Radical counternarratives in literacy research I: feminist and queer theories -- Radical counternarratives in literacy research II: postcolonial theory and critical race theory -- Literacy as social practice -- Linguistic studies -- Why social justice?: ethics for advocacy research -- The literate body -- Literacy, democracy and freedom.