New Literacies around the Globe Policy and Pedagogy [Hardcover]

The increasing popularity of digitally-mediated communication is prompting us to radically rethink literacy and its role in education; at the same time, national policies have promulgated a view of literacy focused on the skills and classroom routines associated with print, bolstered by regimes of accountability and assessments. As a result, teachers are caught between two competing discourses: one upholding a traditional conception of literacy re-iterated by politicians and policy-makers, and the other encouraging a more radical take on 21^stcentury literacies driven by leading edge thinkers and researchers. There is a pressing need for a book which engages researchers in international dialogue around new literacies, their implications for policy and practice, and how they might articulate across national boundaries.

Drawing on cutting edge research from the USA, Canada, UK, Australia and South Africa, this book is a pedagogical and policy-driven call for change. It explores studies of literacy practices in varied contexts through a refreshingly dialogic style, interspersed with commentaries which comment on the significance of the work described for education. The book concludes on the conversation developed to identify key recommendations for policy-makers through a Charter for Literacy Education.

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Foreword 1. Changing Contexts for 21st Century Literacies 2. Global Forms and Assemblages: Childrens Digital Literacy Practices in Unequal South African Settings Polo Lemphane and Mastin Prinsloo 3. Paper Pterodactyls and Popsicle Sticks: Expanding School Literacy through Filmmaking and ToymakingKaren Wohlwend and Beth Buchholtz4. Conceptualising Collaboration in Hybrid Sites: Playing MinecraftTogether and Apart in a Primary Classroom Cathy Burnett and Chris Bailey5. (Im)Material Girls Living in (Im)material Worlds: IdlÒ