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Coiro, Julie, Ed.; Knobel, Michele, Ed.; Lankshear, Colin, Ed.; Leu, Donald J., Ed. – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2008
Situated at the intersection of two of the most important areas in educational research today -- literacy and technology -- this handbook draws on the potential of each while carving out important new territory. It provides leadership for this newly emerging field, directing scholars to the major issues, theoretical perspectives, and…
Descriptors: Guides, Multiple Literacies, Interdisciplinary Approach, Popular Culture
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Ford, Michael J.; Forman, Ellice A. – Review of Research in Education, 2006
In this chapter, the authors aim to review recent, sociocultural studies of classroom-based research in science education in light of a sample of practice-based research within the field of science studies. They provide a framework for examining the discipline of science that can also be useful for assessing its impact on students. The framework…
Descriptors: Classroom Research, Science Education, Educational Research, Science Instruction
Moraes, Euzi Rodrigues – 1986
Based on the hypothesis that the low academic achievement of Brazilian children attending government schools was directly related to a discrepancy between the children's working-class dialect and the school's dialect which is closer to upper class speech, a study was undertaken in literacy classes in one private and one public school where the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Classroom Communication, Educational Status Comparison, Elementary Education
O Laoire, Muiris, Ed.; Stenson, Nancy, Ed. – Journal of Celtic Language Learning, 2000
This journal is an international review for researchers and teachers of modern Celtic languages. This volume contains seven articles. There are three research articles: "Issues in the Design of Irish Credited Courses" (Thomas W. Ihde); "Learning Irish for Participation in the Irish Language Speech Community outside the…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Foreign Countries, Higher Education