Advocacy Research in Literacy Education: Seeking Higher Ground

by Meredith Rogers Cherland and Helen Harper

Book Overview

This book reviews what the authors term advocacy research in literacy education-research that explicitly addresses issues of social justice, equity, and democracy with the distinct purpose of social transformation. It surveys what educational researchers who are working for social justice have accomplished, describes current challenges, and outlines future possibilities.

The first section maps the terrain of advocacy research in literacy...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0805850562
• ISBN13: 9780805850567
• Release Date: November 2006
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 360 Pages
• Weight: 1.38 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 9.3"