The definitive reference on literacy research methods, this book serves as a key resource for researchers and as a text in graduate-level courses. Distinguished scholars clearly describe established and emerging methodologies, discuss the types of questions and claims for which each is best suited, identify standards of quality, and present exemplary studies that illustrate the approaches at their best. The book demonstrates how each mode of inquiry can yield unique insights into literacy learning and teaching and how the methods can work together to move the field forward.New to This Edition *Significantly expanded: covers 18 approaches instead of 13.*Incorporates the latest methodological advances and empirical findings.*Chapters on content analysis, research in digital contexts, mixed methods, narrative approaches, and single-subject experimental design.
1. IntroductionMarla H. Mallette and Nell K. Duke
2. Case Study ResearchDiane M. Barone
3. Content Analysis: The Past, Present, and FutureJames V. Hoffman, Melissa B. Wilson,Ramón A. Martínez, and Misty Sailors
4. Of Correlations and Causes: The Use of Multiple Regression ModelingAnne E. Cunningham, Keith E. Stanovich, and Andrew Maul
5. Research Methods Unique to Digital Contexts: An Introduction to Virtual EthnographyChristine M. Greenhow
6. Discourse Analysis: ConversationSusan Florio-Ruane and Ernest Morrell
7. Discourse Analysis: Written TextSusan R. Goldman and Jennifer Wiley
8. Ethnographic ResearchVictoria Purcell-Gates
9. Experimental and Quasi-Experimental DesignFrank R. Vellutino and Christopher Schatschneider
10. Revisiting the Connection between Research and Practice Using Formative and Design ExperimentsBarbara A. Bradley and David Reinking
11. Historical ResearchNorman A. Stahl and Douglas K. Hartman
12. Developing Affective InstrumentationWilliam A. Henk, Michael C. McKenna, and Kristin Conradi
13. Meta-AnalysisAdriana G. Bus, Marinus H. van IJzendoorn, and Suzanne E. Mol
14. Mixed Research TechniquesAnthony J. Onwuegbuzie and Marla H. Mallette
15. Narrative Approaches: Exploring the Phenomenon and/or MethodM. Kristiina Montero and Rachelle D. Washington
16. NeuroimagingJack M. Fletcher, David L. Molfese, Panagiotis G. Simos, Andrew C. Papanicolaou, and Carolyn Denton
17. Single-Subject Experimental DesignSusan B. Neuman
18. Survey ResearchJames F. Baumann and James J. Bason
19. Verbal Protocols of ReadingKatherine Hilden and Michael Pressley
20. Toward a Pragmatics of Epistemology, Methodology, and Social TheoryMark Dressman and Sarah J. McCarthey
21. ConclusionNell K. Duke and Marla H. Mallette
Appendix: Alphabetical Listing of the Exemplars