EDUCATION (ED) {EDUC} - Penn GSE

frameworks for critical readings of these literatures from their multiple perspectives as students, teachers, writers and researchers.
It addresses different discourse communities and explores how teaching and researching writing can be acts for social justice and
change. Readings include conceptual and empirical research, essays, poetry and fiction. The course draws on participants'
experiences as writers and readers, in and out of school, and pays particular attention to the generation and uses of
autobiographical texts and narrative inquiry in teaching and research.
834. Theories of Reading. (M) Lytle.
This course is designed as a collaborative inquiry toward constructing and elaborating theories of practice as teachers and/or
researchers of reading. Using a seminar or working group format, participants explore the relationships among theory, reading,
practice, pedagogy and research. The course's conceptualization is informed primarily by (1) frameworks from critical, feminist
and culturally-centered literatures which foreground issues of equity, representation, and ethics;; and (2) current conversations in
the field of literacy where the definitions, purposes, and practices of reading have been made problematic. It also invites
participants to engage the notion that knowledge for teaching and research comes from inquiry into the questions, issues, and
contradictions that arise from everyday life. The course provides historical lenses for comparative analyses of theoretical
frameworks and research paradigms as well as opportunities to investigate participants' individual histories as well as teaching
and research interests.
SM 835. Seminar in Reading and Writing. (M) Staff.
Participants in the course examine landmark studies in the field of reading, writing, and literacy;; explore different approaches to
composing critical reviews of the literature for academic journals, dissertations and other research projects;; and select, search,
and review the theoretical and empirical literature related to a topic of their own interest in the domains of reading, writing and
literacy.
836. Issues in Instructional Leadership in Reading and Writing. (B) Waff.
Participants will consider current critical issues in Reading, Writing, and Literacy, such as: improving accountability and
assessment;; approaches to professional development and curriculum development;; and the use of scientifically "valid" research to
advance literacy learning.
917. Research Seminar: Language and Power. (M) Street.
The investigation of language use in everyday interaction as a reflection of the structure and value system of society.
SM 920. Research Seminar in Reading and Writing. (B) Staff.
For doctoral candidates and others engaged in research and advanced professional study in the field of literacy.