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Ivey, Gay – Literacy Research: Theory, Method, and Practice, 2019
Can we teach children and young adults about reading while simultaneously and inseparably teaching them how to take control of their own lives and relationships, a possibility that has been just barely touched by research and even less so by educational policies and practice? This address highlights research findings that suggest the promise of…
Descriptors: Literacy Education, Reading Motivation, Middle School Students, Observation
Herman-Davis, Beth – ProQuest LLC, 2011
The purpose of this study was to explore how critical pedagogy, culturally relevant curriculum, and student centered instruction impacted student engagement in reading for struggling high school readers, including first- and second-generation immigrants. The researcher/practitioner (r/p) chose to highlight Latinas in the study to understand the…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Caring, Reading Materials, Critical Theory
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Everhart, Nancy – School Library Media Research, 2005
In this study of the Accelerated Reader (AR) program, qualitative and quantitative analyses of the relationship between the implementation of AR and student motivation and extent of reading are drawn from data collected in three schools in Scotland and England. These schools represent low (Scotland, n=53), middle (Scotland, n=40), and high…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Reading Programs, Program Implementation, Student Motivation