Data Analysis, Interpretation, and Theory in Literacy Studies Research: A How-To Guide
About this ebook
Data Analysis, Interpretation, and Theory in Literacy Studies Research demonstrates how to design, conduct and analyze a well put together qualitative research project. Using their own successful studies, chapter authors spell out a problem area, research question, and theoretical framing, carefully explaining their choices and decisions. They then show in detail how they analyzed their data, and why they took this approach. Finally, they demonstrate how they interpreted the results of their analysis, to make them meaningful in research terms.
Approaches include interactional sociolinguistics, microethnographic discourse analysis, multimodal analysis, iterative coding, conversation analysis, and multimediated discourse analysis, among others. This book will appeal to beginning researchers and to literacy researchers responsible for teaching qualitative literacy studies research design at undergraduate and graduate levels.
Perfect for courses such as: Literacy Research Seminar | Introduction to Qualitative Research | Advanced Research Methods | Studying New Literacies and Media | Research Perspectives in Literacy | Discourse Analysis | Advanced Qualitative Data Analysis | Sociolinguistic Analysis | Classroom Language ResearchAbout the author
Michele Knobel is a Professor of Education at Montclair State University (USA). Her work has been translated into Spanish, Catalan, Portuguese, Chinese, Danish and Estonian. Publications include New Literacies: Everyday Practices and Social Learning (with Colin Lankshear, 2011) and New Literacies and Teacher Learning: Professional Development and the Digital Turn (edited with Judy Kalman, 2016).
Judy Kalman is a professor at the Department of Educational Research within the Center for Research and Advanced Studies of the IPN. She currently directs the Laboratory of Education, Technology and Society, a space for reflection, the exchange of ideas, design and research. Her recent books include Leer y Escribir en el Mundo Social [Reading and Writing in the Social World] (2018) and Literacy and Numeracy in Latin America (co-edited with Brian Street, 2013).
Colin Lankshear is a freelance educational researcher, writer and teacher with a particular interest in literacies associated with new technologies. He lives in Mexico and is currently adjunct professor at Mount Saint Vincent University (Canada). Publications include Researching New Literacies: Design, Theory, and Data in Sociocultural Investigation (2017) and A New Literacies Reader: Educational Perspectives (2013; both edited with Michele Knobel).
