Laurie MacGillivray
Biographic Data
| ID | 6007337 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Laurie MacGillivray |
| GIVEN NAMES | Laurie |
| FAMILY NAME | MacGillivray |
| SIGNATURE | MACGILLIVRAY L |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Memphis |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8962-2698 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 16 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 9 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1997 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Observers of the world
Systems thinking is a holistic framework recognizing the natural and human worlds as interconnected and interdependent. A systems thinking perspective using multimodal literacies can help children address current environmental, social, and economic problems. This qualitative case study captures the possibilities for young children’s expansive and sustained critical thinking across content areas. We asked how do teachers and students in a K-1 clas…
Who cares for teachers? Operationalizing an ethic of care in a professional development
Mothering in the margin
Women living with their children in residential treatment family homeless shelters are often stigmatized on multiple fronts: for their addictions, being “homeless”, and assumptions about their mothering skills. This qualitative narrative inquiry study explored women’s experiences of living in a homeless shelter with their children as they recover from alcohol/drug addiction. Specifically, we examined the various ways in which the women conceptual…
Bricoleurs in preschool
Children's experiences and understandings are often marginalised in discussions of their own television viewing. Moreover, rarely is attention paid to the meaning children make from and with the ideas and images in media, much less in horror movies. This inquiry examines the horror media talk of a preschool girl in a poor and working-class preschool programme in a conservative Christian area in the Southern United States. One extended story by Ja…
Libraries, Churches, and Schools
This article addresses the question,“How do mothers and children in a homeless shelter interact with literacy?” We drew on the theoretical framework of social literacy practices in which cultural context is foregrounded. Data for this qualitative study included participant observation in one homeless shelter and interviews with one shelter’s residents and other stakeholders, including teachers, administrators, shelter staff at various shelters, a…
Tagging as a Social Literacy Practice
Tagging is not simply an act of vandalism or violence; it is a social practice with its own rules and codes—a literacy practice imbued with intent and meaning. Three aspects of tagging reflect its nature as a literate practice: The purpose of tagging to achieve particular social goals and group affiliations The role of talent to be considered a competent engager The value of the quantity of tagging to achieve status The participants in this study…
Latina Educators and School Discourse
The disparity in racial and ethnic identity between students and teachers highlights the need for successful Latina/os to enter the teaching profession. This study aimed toward understanding the effects of schooling for successful Latina/os. Five beginning bilingual and biliterate Latina teachers were interviewed multiple times regarding their schooling experiences. Our analyses of these data led us to conclude that significant conflicts between …
Literacy on Three Planes
This article argues that instruction should focus on the three “planes” proposed by Barbara Rogoff—personal, social, and cultural—as the multilayered sites where learning occurs. Because the psychological (i.e., personal plane) is commonly the focus of educational instruction, we focus more on the social and cultural planes. We demonstrate learning on these multiple planes using two examples drawn from classroom observations—one a planned routine…
Do What I Say, Not What I Do
This article focuses on the role of self-reflexivity in challenging traditional academic assumptions about learning, teaching, and “appropriate” ways for students and teachers to interact. In attempting to implement a critical pedagogy in two undergraduate reading classes for preservice teachers, I ended up reinforcing much of what I had attempted to disrupt. Multiple sources of data inform this descriptive study: students' written assignments, e…
Latina Educators and School Discourse
The disparity in racial and ethnic identity between students and teachers highlights the need for successful Latina/os to enter the teaching profession. This study aimed toward understanding the effects of schooling for successful Latina/os. Five beginning bilingual and biliterate Latina teachers were interviewed multiple times regarding their schooling experiences. Our analyses of these data led us to conclude that significant conflicts between …
Bricoleurs in preschool
Children's experiences and understandings are often marginalised in discussions of their own television viewing. Moreover, rarely is attention paid to the meaning children make from and with the ideas and images in media, much less in horror movies. This inquiry examines the horror media talk of a preschool girl in a poor and working-class preschool programme in a conservative Christian area in the Southern United States. One extended story by Ja…
Libraries, Churches, and Schools
This article addresses the question,“How do mothers and children in a homeless shelter interact with literacy?” We drew on the theoretical framework of social literacy practices in which cultural context is foregrounded. Data for this qualitative study included participant observation in one homeless shelter and interviews with one shelter’s residents and other stakeholders, including teachers, administrators, shelter staff at various shelters, a…
Literacy on Three Planes
This article argues that instruction should focus on the three “planes” proposed by Barbara Rogoff—personal, social, and cultural—as the multilayered sites where learning occurs. Because the psychological (i.e., personal plane) is commonly the focus of educational instruction, we focus more on the social and cultural planes. We demonstrate learning on these multiple planes using two examples drawn from classroom observations—one a planned routine…
Do What I Say, Not What I Do
This article focuses on the role of self-reflexivity in challenging traditional academic assumptions about learning, teaching, and “appropriate” ways for students and teachers to interact. In attempting to implement a critical pedagogy in two undergraduate reading classes for preservice teachers, I ended up reinforcing much of what I had attempted to disrupt. Multiple sources of data inform this descriptive study: students' written assignments, e…
Latina Educators and School Discourse
The disparity in racial and ethnic identity between students and teachers highlights the need for successful Latina/os to enter the teaching profession. This study aimed toward understanding the effects of schooling for successful Latina/os. Five beginning bilingual and biliterate Latina teachers were interviewed multiple times regarding their schooling experiences. Our analyses of these data led us to conclude that significant conflicts between …
Literacy on Three Planes
This article argues that instruction should focus on the three “planes” proposed by Barbara Rogoff—personal, social, and cultural—as the multilayered sites where learning occurs. Because the psychological (i.e., personal plane) is commonly the focus of educational instruction, we focus more on the social and cultural planes. We demonstrate learning on these multiple planes using two examples drawn from classroom observations—one a planned routine…
Tagging as a Social Literacy Practice
Tagging is not simply an act of vandalism or violence; it is a social practice with its own rules and codes—a literacy practice imbued with intent and meaning. Three aspects of tagging reflect its nature as a literate practice: The purpose of tagging to achieve particular social goals and group affiliations The role of talent to be considered a competent engager The value of the quantity of tagging to achieve status The participants in this study…
Libraries, Churches, and Schools
This article addresses the question,“How do mothers and children in a homeless shelter interact with literacy?” We drew on the theoretical framework of social literacy practices in which cultural context is foregrounded. Data for this qualitative study included participant observation in one homeless shelter and interviews with one shelter’s residents and other stakeholders, including teachers, administrators, shelter staff at various shelters, a…
Bricoleurs in preschool
Children's experiences and understandings are often marginalised in discussions of their own television viewing. Moreover, rarely is attention paid to the meaning children make from and with the ideas and images in media, much less in horror movies. This inquiry examines the horror media talk of a preschool girl in a poor and working-class preschool programme in a conservative Christian area in the Southern United States. One extended story by Ja…
Mothering in the margin
Women living with their children in residential treatment family homeless shelters are often stigmatized on multiple fronts: for their addictions, being “homeless”, and assumptions about their mothering skills. This qualitative narrative inquiry study explored women’s experiences of living in a homeless shelter with their children as they recover from alcohol/drug addiction. Specifically, we examined the various ways in which the women conceptual…
Who cares for teachers? Operationalizing an ethic of care in a professional development
Observers of the world
Systems thinking is a holistic framework recognizing the natural and human worlds as interconnected and interdependent. A systems thinking perspective using multimodal literacies can help children address current environmental, social, and economic problems. This qualitative case study captures the possibilities for young children’s expansive and sustained critical thinking across content areas. We asked how do teachers and students in a K-1 clas…
Psychology (9 works) · Sociology (9 works) · Pedagogy (7 works) · Social science (5 works) · Teacher Education and Leadership Studies (4 works) · Developmental psychology (3 works) · Gender Studies (3 works) · Literacy (3 works) · Mathematics education (3 works) · Political science (3 works)