Abstract
This study explored how adults used a self-selected online forum to advance their own and others' literacy practices. The study was a discourse-centered online ethnography using triangulated methods, including analysis of list archives, semi-structured and informal interviews, and document collection. These data were analyzed by discourse analysis and thematic analysis. Findings illustrate how participants in a global electronic forum used electronic texts, forums, and textual practices to share digital and print resources and promote digital literacies. This study advances a theory of adult literacy practice as socially and culturally embedded and provides implications for adult literacy education. FREE author podcast
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 461-471 |
Number of pages | 11 |
Journal | Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy |
Volume | 57 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Mar 2014 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Education