Negotiating Critical Literacies in Classrooms / Edition 1

ISBN-13: 9780805837933 Publisher: Taylor & Francis Publication date: 06/01/2001 Pages: 312 Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d) Lexile: 1310L (what's this?) Negotiating Critical Literacies in Classrooms brings together accounts of educators who have sought to make a difference in the lives of their students through literacy education—from university classrooms in the United States, England, and South Africa, to policy and curriculum development in Singapore and Australia. Each chapter represents the results of extended research on classroom practice. The authors in this collection write as teachers. The literacy classrooms they explore range from the early years of schooling, to primary and secondary education, through to community and university sites. Although the volume is organized around different levels of education, clearly overlapping themes emerge across the chapters, including identity formation and textual practices, politicizing curriculum and textbook producti