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In this book Peter Smagorinsky reconsiders his many publications employing Vygotsky’s theory of culturally-mediated human development and applies them, through a unified and coherent series of chapters, to literacy research. This exploration takes previously-published work and incorporates it into a new and sustained argument regarding the application of Vygotsky’s ideas to current questions regarding the nature of literacy and how to investigate it as a cultural phenomenon that contributes to human growth in social context. To conduct this inquiry, Smagorinsky first provides an overview that contextualizes Vygotsky both in his own time and in efforts to extrapolate from his Soviet origins to the 21st Century world. This consideration includes attention to the current context for literacy studies. He then reviews current conceptions of literacy in the realms of reading, writing, and additional tool use, grounding each in a Vygotskian perspective. The book’s final chapters take a critical look at both research method and the writing of research reports, taking into account both research and research reports as social constructions based in disciplinary practices. On the whole, this volume makes an important contribution to Vygotskian studies and literacy research through the author’s careful alignment between theory and practice.

Literacy -- Research. --- Literacy -- Social aspects. --- Social psychology. --- Vygotskii, L. S. (Lev Semenovich), 1896-1934. --- Education --- Social Sciences --- Education, Special Topics --- Education. --- Literacy. --- Illiteracy --- General education --- Literacy --- Research.

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This edited volume explores the roles of socially-channeled play and performance in the developmental trajectories of young people who fall on the autism spectrum. The contributors offer possibilities for channels of activity through which youth on the autism spectrum may find acceptance, affirmation, and kinship with others. “Positive social updraft” characterizes the social channels through which people of difference might be swept up into broader cultural currents such that they feel valued, appreciated, and empowered. A social updraft provides cultural meditational means that include people in a current headed “upward,” allowing people of atypical makeups to become fully involved in significant cultural activity that brings them a feeling of social belonging.

Cultural studies. --- Health psychology. --- Community psychology. --- Community and Environmental Psychology. --- Theatre and Performance Studies. --- Cultural Studies. --- Creativity and Arts Education. --- Autism spectrum disorders. --- Autism spectrum disorders --- ASCs (Autism spectrum conditions) --- ASDs (Autism spectrum disorders) --- Autism spectrum conditions --- Autistic spectrum disorders --- Child development disorders, Pervasive --- PDDs (Pervasive developmental disorders) --- Pervasive child development disorders --- Pervasive development disorders --- Pervasive developmental disorders --- Patients. --- Social aspects --- Study and teaching. --- Developmental disabilities --- Applied psychology. --- Social work. --- Psychology, clinical. --- Theater. --- Social Work. --- Health Psychology. --- Dramatics --- Histrionics --- Professional theater --- Stage --- Theatre --- Performing arts --- Acting --- Actors --- Benevolent institutions --- Philanthropy --- Relief stations (for the poor) --- Social service agencies --- Social welfare --- Social work --- Human services --- Applied psychology --- Psychagogy --- Psychology, Practical --- Social psychotechnics --- Psychology --- Environmental psychology. --- Art education. --- Applied theater. --- Art --- Art education --- Education, Art --- Art schools --- Health psychology --- Health psychology, Clinical --- Psychology, Clinical health --- Psychology, Health --- Salutogenesis --- Clinical psychology --- Medicine and psychology --- Cognitive ergonomics --- Ecological psychology --- Ecopsychology --- Ecotherapy --- Environmental quality --- Environmental social sciences --- Human factors science --- Psychoeology --- Psychotherapy --- Ecological Systems Theory --- Psychology, Applied --- Social psychology --- Analysis, interpretation, appreciation --- Education --- Psychological aspects --- Social service --- Theater --- Social service. --- Clinical health psychology.

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Discoursanalyse --- Discourse analysis --- Rapporten --- Schriftelijke communicatie --- Schrijfvaardigheid --- Tekstlinguïstiek --- Research.

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This edited volume explores the roles of socially-channeled play and performance in the developmental trajectories of young people who fall on the autism spectrum. The contributors offer possibilities for channels of activity through which youth on the autism spectrum may find acceptance, affirmation, and kinship with others. “Positive social updraft” characterizes the social channels through which people of difference might be swept up into broader cultural currents such that they feel valued, appreciated, and empowered. These currents not only have an upward motion themselves, they also catch other elements in their draft and carry them up in their flow. A social updraft provides cultural meditational means that include people in a current headed “upward,” allowing people of atypical makeups to become fully involved in significant cultural activity that brings them a feeling of social belonging.

Psychology --- Social psychology --- Sociology of culture --- Social welfare methods --- Didactics of the arts --- Environmental protection. Environmental technology --- Environmental planning --- Theatrical science --- sociaal werk --- medische psychologie --- psychologie --- sociale psychologie --- theater --- cultuur --- kunstonderwijs --- creativiteit

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Winner! of the 2013 David H Russell award for Outstanding Research in English, the premier research award presented by the National Council of Teachers of English. (About the 2013 award)Winner! of the 2014 Steve Witte Award from the American Educational Research Association (AERA) Writing and Literacies SIGIn this book Peter Smagorinsky reconsiders his many publications employing Vygotsky's theory of culturally-mediated human development and applies them, through a unified and coherent series of chapters, to literacy research. This exploration takes previously-published work and incorporates it into a new and sustained argument regarding the application of Vygotsky's ideas to current questions regarding the nature of literacy and how to investigate it as a cultural phenomenon that contributes to human growth in social context.To conduct this inquiry, Smagorinsky first provides an overview that contextualizes Vygotsky both in his own time and in efforts to extrapolate from his Soviet origins to the 21st Century world. This consideration includes attention to the current context for literacy studies. He then reviews current conceptions of literacy in the realms of reading, writing, and additional tool use, grounding each in a Vygotskian perspective.The book's final chapters take a critical look at both research method and the writing of research reports, taking into account both research and research reports as social constructions based in disciplinary practices. On the whole, this volume makes an important contribution to Vygotskian studies and literacy research through the author's careful alignment between theory and practice.

Literacy --- Research.