A Brave New World Requires Courage
New Directions for Literacy Research and Teaching
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13683540 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Deborah Appleman (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 58 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 21-33 |
| Publication date | 2023-08-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Research in the Teaching of English (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0034-527X • E-ISSN: 1943-2348 |
| Publisher | Routledge (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.58680/rte202332608 |
| OpenAlex | W4387491427 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 12 |
I offer a meditation on current challenges faced by literacy educators and researchers and uses those challenges to suggest new directions for the field. Citing the precipitous decline in interest in the humanities and the field of literacy education, I consider the significance of tools such as ChatGPT for the teaching of writing. I explore the significance of out-of-school literacies and the linguistic diversity of today’s students in terms of their implications for literacy instruction. I also remind us of the chilling political climate in which we find ourselves, especially with regard to LGBTQ+ identities. Given these contemporary challenges, I suggest that we in the field of literacy education rethink the nature of writing instruction, restructure our research paradigm to be more inclusive and democratic, and continue to be forceful political advocates for pedagogies, practices, and policies that will ensure a just and equitable literacy education for all
Courage · Critical literacy · Democracy · Diversity (politics · Field (mathematics · Literacy · Pedagogy · Political science · Politics · Restructuring · Sociology · Law · Text Readability and Simplification
| Citations per year | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2024 - 2026 (3) |
| Highly cited | No |