Literacy Research Methodologies

Marla H. Mallette, Nell K. Duke (Herausgeber)

Buch | Hardcover

488 Seiten

2011 | 2nd edition
Guilford Publications (Verlag)
978-1-60918-163-5 (ISBN)

Infos

The definitive reference on literacy research methods, this book serves as a key resource for researchers and as a text in graduate-level courses. Distinguished scholars clearly describe established and emerging methodologies, discuss the types of questions and claims for which each is best suited, identify standards of quality, and present exemplary studies that illustrate the approaches at their best. The book demonstrates how each mode of inquiry can yield unique insights into literacy learning and teaching and how the methods can work together to move the field forward. New to This Edition *Significantly expanded: covers 18 approaches instead of 13.*Incorporates the latest methodological advances and empirical findings.*Chapters on content analysis, research in digital contexts, mixed methods, narrative approaches, and single-subject experimental design.

Autor

Nell K. Duke, EdD, is Professor of Language, Literacy, and Culture and an affiliate of the Combined Program in Education and Psychology at the University of Michigan. Her research focuses on early literacy development, particularly among children living in poverty. Her specific areas of expertise include development of informational literacies in young children, comprehension development and instruction in early schooling, and issues of equity in literacy education. She has used a variety of research methodologies in her own work and teaches courses on research design. Dr. Duke has a strong interest in the preparation of educational researchers and has published and presented on this topic. Marla H. Mallette, PhD, is Associate Professor of Literacy Education at Southern Illinois University. Her research interests include literacy teacher education, literacy instruction and learning with students of culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, and the convergence of early literacy and technology. She is very interested in research methodologies and has used various methodologies in her own work. Dr. Mallette has also published and presented on literacy research methodologies and the preparation of literacy researchers.

Inhalt

1. Introduction, Marla H. Mallette and Nell K. Duke2. Case Study Research, Diane M. Barone3. Content Analysis: The Past, Present, and Future, James V. Hoffman, Melissa B. Wilson,Ramón A. Martínez, and Misty Sailors4. Of Correlations and Causes: The Use of Multiple Regression Modeling, Anne E. Cunningham, Keith E. Stanovich, and Andrew Maul5. Research Methods Unique to Digital Contexts: An Introduction to Virtual Ethnography, Christine M. Greenhow6. Discourse Analysis: Conversation, Susan Florio-Ruane and Ernest Morrell7. Discourse Analysis: Written Text, Susan R. Goldman and Jennifer Wiley8. Ethnographic Research, Victoria Purcell-Gates9. Experimental and Quasi-Experimental Design, Frank R. Vellutino and Christopher Schatschneider10. Revisiting the Connection between Research and Practice Using Formative and Design Experiments, Barbara A. Bradley and David Reinking11. Historical Research, Norman A. Stahl and Douglas K. Hartman12. Developing Affective Instrumentation, William A. Henk, Michael C. McKenna, and Kristin Conradi13. Meta-Analysis, Adriana G. Bus, Marinus H. van IJzendoorn, and Suzanne E. Mol14. Mixed Research Techniques, Anthony J. Onwuegbuzie and Marla H. Mallette15. Narrative Approaches: Exploring the Phenomenon and/or Method, M. Kristiina Montero and Rachelle D. Washington16. Neuroimaging, Jack M. Fletcher, David L. Molfese, Panagiotis G. Simos, Andrew C. Papanicolaou, and Carolyn Denton17. Single-Subject Experimental Design, Susan B. Neuman18. Survey Research, James F. Baumann and James J. Bason19. Verbal Protocols of Reading, Katherine Hilden and Michael Pressley20. Toward a Pragmatics of Epistemology, Methodology, and Social Theory, Mark Dressman and Sarah J. McCarthey21. Conclusion, Nell K. Duke and Marla H. MalletteAppendix: Alphabetical Listing of the Exemplars

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 18.4.2011
• Verlagsort: New York
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 156 x 234 mm
• Gewicht: 842 g
• Themenwelt: Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Erwachsenenbildung
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Sprachwissenschaft
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik
• ISBN-10: 1-60918-163-8 / 1609181638
• ISBN-13: 978-1-60918-163-5 / 9781609181635
• Zustand: Neuware