From the reviews of the second edition:
"This is a timely update to the first edition ... . Hornberger ... has done a good job of bringing together important international scholars to serve as volume editors and contributors. ... The chapters are well written and logically relate to the larger volume and to each other. This is a well-edited work that captures the important concepts in the field. ... Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-level undergraduates, graduates students, and researchers." (J. P. Renaud, Choice, Vol. 46 (5), 2009)
"This is a timely update to the first edition ... . Hornberger ... has done a good job of bringing together important international scholars to serve as volume editors and contributors. ... The chapters are well written and logically relate to the larger volume and to each other. This is a well-edited work that captures the important concepts in the field. ... Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-level undergraduates, graduates students, and researchers." (J. P. Renaud, Choice, Vol. 46 (5), 2009)