Researcher Voices

Abstract

One important motivation for writing this book has been to widen the view of literacy and literacy education by examining theory, research and practice across a broad range of contexts. Rather than providing second-hand descriptions of exemplary recent studies, this chapter offers the reader the opportunity to hear directly from researchers who have studied various aspects of literacy and literacy development, including language, numeracy, cognition and community issues. It includes exemplary studies in which a range of methodological approaches have been applied, including participatory research, studies of community and family literacy, and text analysis.