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50 Years of ERIC
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McCarthey, Sarah J.; Moje, Elizabeth Birr – Reading Research Quarterly, 2002
Presents a "conversation" between the authors that discusses various theories of identity, the relationship between identity and literacy, and how identities and literacies are constructed and practiced within relationships of race, gender, class, and space. Addresses findings of recent studies and the authors' thoughts about what these findings…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Elementary Secondary Education, Gender Issues, Literacy
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McCarthey, Sarah J. – Reading Research Quarterly, 2001
Explores the role of literacy and curriculum in identity construction among fifth graders. Suggests: (1) there was a coherence of perspectives about six of the students while there was less agreement for the other six students; (2) literacy was a more important feature of some students' identities than others; and (3) the literacy curriculum…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Grade 5, Intermediate Grades, Literacy
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McCarthey, Sarah J.; Dressman, Mark; Smolkin, Laura; McGill-Franzen, Anne; Harris, Violet J. – Reading Research Quarterly, 2000
Presents four brief essays discussing how diversity will affect literacy in the next millennium. Notes competing goals and practices in education that will shape what happens in the next 25 years; discusses tensions in teaching and learning that accompany diversity and literacy; discusses the role of literacy researchers; and offers anecdotes…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences, Diversity (Faculty), Diversity (Institutional)
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Hoffman, James V.; McCarthey, Sarah J.; Elliott, Bonnie; Bayles, Debra L.; Price, Debra P.; Ferree, Angela; Abbott, Judy A. – Reading Research Quarterly, 1998
Examines, in four Texas districts, changes in teacher practices related to adoption of the new literature-based basal programs. Surveys over 250 teachers statewide; focuses on 14 teachers in depth. Finds (1) teachers changed practices from year one to year two; (2) teachers' epistemological orientations determined how they responded to changes in…
Descriptors: Basal Reading, Childrens Literature, Classroom Techniques, Grade 1
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McCarthey, Sarah J. – Reading Research Quarterly, 1994
Investigates what students internalize from the dialogues elaborated in process writing classrooms. Focuses on four culturally diverse students in a fifth-sixth-grade class in New York City. Suggests that material students internalize is related to the quality of interactions with their teacher. (HB)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Cognitive Processes, Cooperative Learning, Intermediate Grades
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McCarthey, Sarah J. – Reading Research Quarterly, 1994
Responds to David Bloome's critique of Sarah J. McCarthey's article in the same issue. Suggests that researchers must risk reporting difficult cases and continue to negotiate their relationships with teachers in the quest for understanding of the social context of classrooms. (HB)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Classroom Research, Higher Education, Language Research
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McCarthey, Sarah J. – Reading Research Quarterly, 1994
Responds to Deborah Wells Rowe's critique of Sarah J. McCarthey's article in the same issue. (HB)
Descriptors: Classroom Research, Intermediate Grades, Language Research, Research Methodology