Discourse Learning and Schooling

Discourse Learning and Schooling explores theoretical and methodological relationships between childrens'' discourse--or socially used language--and their learning in educational settings. Authors in this volume address a range of issues including literacy authorship the construction of self and classroom interaction. The chapters range from research studies of classroom discourse to essays reflecting on discourse and literacies. Collectively these chapters reflect both sociocognitive perspectives on relations among discourse learning and schooling and sociocultural perspectives on discourse and literacies among diverse cultural groups.