This chapter discusses a series of studies of expansive learning in formal school settings.
The theory of expansive learning puts the primacy on communities as learners, on …

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Acknowledgments--Introduction: Setting the Stage. The Paradox of Continuity versus …

Winner of the 2017 Edward Fry Book Award from the Literacy Research Association.
Literacy Theories for the Digital Age insightfully brings together six essential approaches to …

This essay argues for a paradigm shift in what counts as learning and literacy education for
youth. Two related constructs are emphasized: collective Third Space and sociocritical …

Background Despite increased access to student learning data, scholars have demonstrated
that teachers do not always know how to use these data in ways that lead to deep changes …

In the review, we examine what is known about disproportionality with the intention of
informing the direction of policy and practice remedies. We outline the definition, contours …

Anna Sfard (1998) suggested two basic metaphors of learning compete for dominance
today: the acquisition metaphor and the participation metaphor. The key dimension …

Yrjö Engeström's exciting approach sees expansive learning as the central mechanism of
transformation in societal practices and institutions. For researchers and practitioners in …

This book asks a question that many educators may think, but won't say out loud: Does
compliance with IDEA legislation matter? The author acknowledges that, while compliance …

The Routledge Handbook of Literacy Studies offers a comprehensive view of the field of
language and literacy studies. With forty-three chapters reflecting new research from leading …