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Barbara Guzzetti
Arizona
State
University
Patricia
L. Anders
University of
Arizona–Tucson
Susan Neuman
Temple University
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Each
volume/issue of the past 30 years of the Journal of Reading Behavior/Journal
of Literacy Research, the journal of the National Reading Conference
(NRC), was hand-searched to examine trends in literacy research. Perusal
of research articles and special features of the journal revealed
trends across decades in authorship, participants, methods, themes,
and topics. Findings include that the major themes of text, tests
and assessment, and instruction shifted in importance over the three
decades. Unlike results of an earlier review of NRC yearbooks, the
NRC journal has contained more reports of quantitative than qualitative
research. Recommendations are made to conduct more integrative reviews
and qualitative studies, including special populations, varied ethnic
and cultural groups, and second-language learners. |