This book reviews what the authors term "advocacy research" in literacy education-- research that explicitly addresses issues of social justice, equity, and democracy with the distinct purpose of social transformation. It surveys what educationa

This book reviews what the authors term advocacy research in literacy education-research that explicitly addresses issues of social justice, equity, and democracy with the distinct purpose of social transformation. It surveys what educational researchers who are working for social justice have accomplished, describes current challenges, and outlines future possibilities.

The first section maps the terrain of advocacy research in literacy education. The authors group this large and expanding body of research into four categories: Critical Literacy(ies); Radical Counternarratives in...