The lack of academic success by American adolescents has been of grave concern for both
researchers and practitioners for many decades. While many American adolescents struggle …

Literacy research has investigated disciplinary literacy for over a decade. The focus on
disciplines as cultures of distinct literacy practice has been integrated into national …

The wish to be seen as an adult has been an adolescent goal for generations. This goal is
more difficult to attain in a technological society because extended education is needed for …

This article discusses issues that impact student success in the United States. Increasing the
number of college graduates could bring greater economic equity and help the nation …

Today's students must acquire the necessary reading skills and strategies for active
engagement in a fast-paced, information-laden, globally connected society. One opportunity …

This paper reports the results of a quasi-experiment investigating the efficacy of using critical
literacy as an instructional method. Using a quantitative comparison method, critical literacy …

This study examined differences in perceptions of content area teachers receiving literacy
coaching and teachers receiving no literacy coaching regarding implementation of literacy …

Background: Today, most of the information related to the health system is provided by the
mass media. Learning about health issues requires understanding and recognizing their …

Teaching adolescents and learning from them is the paradigm elaborated throughout this
second edition of Adolescents in the Internet Age. The premise is based upon four …

People generally acknowledge the superiority of adolescents in using technology tools
needed for learning in the future. The purpose of this book is to describe an online polling …