Literacy Research Methodologies, First Edition - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1593850603 ISBN 13: 9781593850609

Publisher: Guilford Press, 2004

Synopsis

Balanced and authoritative, this book brings together leading experts to present thirteen methodologies widely used in literacy research. An essential text for graduate students in literacy, and an ideal resource for more experienced researchers.

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About the Author

Nell K. Duke, EdD, is Associate Professor of Teacher Education and Educational Psychology, and Co-Director of the Literacy Achievement Research Center (msularc.org) at Michigan State University, East Lansing. 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, Carbondale. 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.

Edition details

• Publisher: Guilford Press
• Publication date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1593850603
• ISBN 13: 9781593850609
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 364
• Editor: Mallette Marla H., Duke Nell K.