Critical Literacy Performances in Online Literature Discussions

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Main Authors: Forest, Danielle E., Kimmel, Sue C.
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Published: 2016
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Kimmel, Sue C.
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Kimmel, Sue C.
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Kimmel, Sue C.
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contents Critical Literacy Performances in Online Literature Discussions Forest, Danielle E. Kimmel, Sue C. Critical Literacy Online Courses Literature Appreciation Computer Mediated Communication Asynchronous Communication Graduate Students Childrens Literature Qualitative Research Content Analysis Information Science Education Transcripts (Written Records) Social Behavior Behavior Standards Interpersonal Relationship Context Effect Group Discussion In today's media-laden environment, the ability to read text from a critical literacy perspective is imperative, particularly for librarians who influence children's reading choices and behaviors. This study examines the critical literacy performances of students in an online, asynchronous, graduate-level children's literature course using a qualitative approach to content analysis. The findings indicate that students performed critical literacy in four ways: (1) they unpacked the social identities and norms evident in the books, (2) considered characters and events from multiple viewpoints, (3) interrogated issues of power, authority, and agency and (4) analyzed the historical, cultural, and sociopolitical contexts of the books. While the findings reveal critical literacy can be enacted in the context of online courses, students' critically literate thinking was sometimes limited and superficial, suggesting students' understanding of critical literacy could be deepened with additional instruction and scaffolding.
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spellingShingle Critical Literacy Performances in Online Literature Discussions
Forest, Danielle E.
Kimmel, Sue C.
Critical Literacy
Online Courses
Literature Appreciation
Computer Mediated Communication
Asynchronous Communication
Graduate Students
Childrens Literature
Qualitative Research
Content Analysis
Information Science Education
Transcripts (Written Records)
Social Behavior
Behavior Standards
Interpersonal Relationship
Context Effect
Group Discussion
Critical Literacy Performances in Online Literature Discussions Forest, Danielle E. Kimmel, Sue C. Critical Literacy Online Courses Literature Appreciation Computer Mediated Communication Asynchronous Communication Graduate Students Childrens Literature Qualitative Research Content Analysis Information Science Education Transcripts (Written Records) Social Behavior Behavior Standards Interpersonal Relationship Context Effect Group Discussion In today's media-laden environment, the ability to read text from a critical literacy perspective is imperative, particularly for librarians who influence children's reading choices and behaviors. This study examines the critical literacy performances of students in an online, asynchronous, graduate-level children's literature course using a qualitative approach to content analysis. The findings indicate that students performed critical literacy in four ways: (1) they unpacked the social identities and norms evident in the books, (2) considered characters and events from multiple viewpoints, (3) interrogated issues of power, authority, and agency and (4) analyzed the historical, cultural, and sociopolitical contexts of the books. While the findings reveal critical literacy can be enacted in the context of online courses, students' critically literate thinking was sometimes limited and superficial, suggesting students' understanding of critical literacy could be deepened with additional instruction and scaffolding.
title Critical Literacy Performances in Online Literature Discussions
topic Critical Literacy
Online Courses
Literature Appreciation
Computer Mediated Communication
Asynchronous Communication
Graduate Students
Childrens Literature
Qualitative Research
Content Analysis
Information Science Education
Transcripts (Written Records)
Social Behavior
Behavior Standards
Interpersonal Relationship
Context Effect
Group Discussion
url https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1117440