The International Handbook of Research in Children's Literacy, Learning and Culture presents a careful distillation of the current research in the field of primary years literacy studies. Well known contributors critically review and synthesize seminal studies on various themes, offer fresh perspectives and conceptualizations, and point to new directions for further investigation and study. Chapters vividly illustrate the interdisciplinary nature of contemporary educational thinking and research on literacy by offering perspectives from a wide range of disciplines--from aesthetics and anthropology to cultural psychology and curriculum theory. Literacy topics are addressed in three sections, namely 'society, culture, and community', 'school, culture, and pedagogy', and 'teachers, culture, and identity'. In presenting cutting-edge knowledge on all aspects of literacy learning in the primary/elementary school years, the International Handbook of Research in Children's Literacy, Learning and Culture provides an essential resource for scholars, educators, and researchers in charting the future of the increasingly important field of literacy in the 21st century.
As literacy teachers, scholars, and researchers, it is truly upto us to define the issues of most importance, talk with each otherabout them, and advance the field together. TheInternational Handbook of Research on Children's Literacy,Learning and Culture does just that. Itis the mostcomprehensive collection of authors who present some of the biggestissues facing us today, leaving room for its readers to advance thefield and envision possibilities for tomorrow.--DawneneD. Hassett, University of Wisconsin-Madison
One expects in a handbook of this nature, to find acomprehensive survey of the complex field of literacy around theglobe. However, what sets this book apart from others is theundoubted ability of the editors to bring together a diverse groupof highly talented scholars pursuing innovative lines of inquiry.The HB thus encapsulates their willingness to be proactive infostering exciting, innovative directions for the future. All thiswill ensure that the volume will remain highly topical and current- a real pacesetter in the field for years to come.--Roger Openshaw, Professor and Personal Chair inHistory of Education,Massey University Institute of Education,NewZealand.
One expects in a handbook of this nature, to find acomprehensive survey of the complex field of literacy around theglobe. However, what sets this book apart from others is theundoubted ability of the editors to bring together a diverse groupof highly talented scholars pursuing innovative lines of inquiry.The HB thus encapsulates their willingness to be proactive infostering exciting, innovative directions for the future. All thiswill ensure that the volume will remain highly topical and current- a real pacesetter in the field for years to come.--Roger Openshaw, Professor and Personal Chair inHistory of Education,Massey University Institute of Education,NewZealand.