Employing the lens of "critical sociocultural research," this landmark volume articulates and develops the argument that new directions in sociocultural theory are needed in order to address important issues of identity, agency, and power.

Employing the lens of " critical sociocultural research, " this landmark volume articulates and develops the argument that new directions in sociocultural theory are needed in order to address important issues of identity, agency, and power tha

Winner of the 2007 NRC Edward Fry Book Award "Cynthia Lewis, Pat Enciso, and Elizabeth Moje have published thought-provoking writing that pushes against the deracinated, agency-free borders of some, though by no means all, current socio-cultural theory....The book is targeted at other researchers and graduate students; as I read it, I began to see its utility for pre- and inservice teachers as well." -- Language Arts, Vol. 86, No. 1, September 2008 "This volume offers a critical sociocultural research framework that challenges the taken-for-granted positions in literacy research and scholarship, and therefore broadens the scope of research in the field of literacy learning and practice. This volume is also of considerable pedagogical significance because it helps us better understand how disenfranchised literacy learners negotiate and construct their social identity, agency and power through their learning processes."--Jie Zhao, Pedagogies: An International Journal, October 2009