Methods of Research on Teaching the English Language Arts

<p>This text makes available in a concise format the chapters comprising the research methodology section of the <i>Handbook of Research on Teaching the English Language Arts Second Edition.</i> An introduction designed to give K-12 teachers an understanding of the basic categories and functions of research in teaching is followed by chapters addressing teacher professionalism and the rise of multiple literacies; empirical research; longitudinal studies; case studies; ethnography; teacher research; teacher inquiry into literacy social justice and power; synthesis research; fictive representation; and contemporary methodological issues and future direction in research on the teaching of English. <i>Methods of Research on Teaching the English Language Arts</i> is well-suited for use in upper-level undergraduate and graduate-level literacy research methods courses.</p>