Methods of Research on Teaching the English Language Arts The Methodology Chapters from the Handbook of Research on Teaching the English Language Arts, Sponsored by International Reading Association and National Council of Teachers of English |
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| Editor:
| Flood, James
Lapp, Diane
Squire, James R.
Jensen, Julie |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8058-5258-5 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2004 |
| Publisher: | Routledge
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $68.95 |
Book Description:
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This text makes available in a concise format the chapters comprising the research methodology section of the
Handbook of Research on Teaching the English Language Arts, Second Edition. An introduction, designed to give K-12 teachers an understanding of the basic categories and functions of research in teaching, is followed by chapters addressing teacher professionalism and the rise of "multiple literacies"; empirical research; longitudinal studies; case studies; ethnography;...
More DescriptionThis text makes available in a concise format the chapters comprising the research methodology section of the Handbook of Research on Teaching the English Language Arts, Second Edition. An introduction, designed to give K-12 teachers an understanding of the basic categories and functions of research in teaching, is followed by chapters addressing teacher professionalism and the rise of "multiple literacies"; empirical research; longitudinal studies; case studies; ethnography; teacher research; teacher inquiry into literacy, social justice, and power; synthesis research; fictive representation; and contemporary methodological issues and future direction in research on the teaching of English. Methods of Research on Teaching the English Language Arts is well-suited for use in upper-level undergraduate and graduate-level literacy research methods courses.