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Gutiérrez, Kris D. – Literacy Research: Theory, Method, and Practice, 2018
The author, Kris Gutiérrez, is a learning scientist whose work has centered on understanding the cultural dimensions of learning, with particular interest in understanding how to leverage youths' everyday concepts and practices toward more expansive and equitable forms of learning. Gutiérrez discusses the big ideas that informed her work in…
Descriptors: Literacy Education, Cultural Influences, Learning, Social Theories
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Frankel, Katherine K.; Jaeger, Elizabeth L.; Brooks, Maneka Deanna; Randel, Maryl A. – Literacy Research: Theory, Method, and Practice, 2015
Theories guide many aspects of literacy research. In this article we describe four theoretical approaches that we have used in qualitative research with students who are perceived to struggle with reading in school, including: New Literacy Studies, Disability Studies in Education, Bioecological Systems Theory, and Cultural Historical Activity…
Descriptors: Reading Difficulties, Literacy Education, Reading Instruction, Qualitative Research