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Download full textOldfather, Penny – 1994
Drawing from examples from a longitudinal study of students' perceptions of their own purposes in learning, this paper examines outcomes of an emancipatory view of intrinsic motivation for literacy learning that centers on a view of the "learner as agent in the construction of meaning." The paper traces the development of students'…
Descriptors: Cooperation, Elementary Secondary Education, Literacy, Longitudinal Studies
Peer reviewedOldfather, Penny; Thomas, Sally; Eckert, Lizz; Garcia, Florencia; Grannis, Nicki; Kilgore, John; Newman-Gonchar, Andy; Petersen, Brian; Rodriguez, Paul; Tjioe, Marcel – Research in the Teaching of English, 1999
Describes outcomes of a six-year study of students' participatory research on literacy motivations and schooling. Suggests the need for a fundamental shift of the dominant epistemology in society and schools to one based on trusting, listening to, and respecting the integrity of the minds of all participants in schooling. (NH)
Descriptors: Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education, Longitudinal Studies, Student Motivation
Klooster, David J., Ed.; Steele, Jeannie L., Ed.; Bloem, Patricia L., Ed. – 2001
In the years since its origin in 1997, the Reading and Writing for Critical Thinking (RWCT) project has become a wellspring of human stories about teaching and changing, about reaching across cultural and language divides to find deep conceptual and interpersonal harmonies that lead to reform. This collection presents chapters written by educators…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Comparative Education, Critical Thinking, Educational Change
