Call for Chapters: Cultivating Literate Citizenry Through Interdisciplinary Instruction

Editors

Chyllis Scott, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, United States
Diane Miller, University of Houston, Downtown, United States
Matthew Albert, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, United States

Call for Chapters

Proposals Submission Deadline: July 26, 2023
Full Chapters Due: October 8, 2023
Submission Date: October 8, 2023

Introduction

Literacy instruction across and within the disciplines is critical for all learners and all disciplines, which include the core courses (i.e., English language arts [ELA], mathematics, science, and social studies) as well as the extracurricular pursuits (e.g., agriculture, theater arts and visual arts, kinesiology, etc.). While the term “content-area literacy” evokes the notion of broad-based literacy strategies that can be implemented across subject areas, the term “disciplinary literacy” deepens this notion as it encompasses the specific literacy applications and knowledge generation within each subject area. Therefore, this book will focus on research and instruction (strategies and application) for literacy across and within the disciplines (content-area and disciplinary literacy) and the focus of literacy for all learners and levels. Thus, the chapters within this book will explore literacy across the disciplines, both for K-12 learners and practicing educators, via the following concepts: literacy across and within the disciplines, literacy as a remix (e.g., digital literacies, multi-modalities), literacy after a global pandemic, literacy empathy, literacy from and within a social justice lens that supports and empowers students, the fusion of foundational literacy and reading to learn via vertical alignment, literacy as a democratic right and categorical imperative (Kant, 1785), and how literacies across the disciplines can be used to diversify instruction and research while honoring the voices of all students. It is imperative that teachers from all disciplines have the knowledge and skills to provide both broad and specific literacy supports through their instructional techniques and are not depending solely on the teachers from the ELA department. Furthermore, it is critical that literacy education researchers pursue the contextual rationales for doing so in the current educational climate.



Objective

This book aims to create a space where teachers and educators are empowered to cultivate a deeper understanding around literacy practices and instruction for all learners across the disciplines. Content-area literacy work from the 1920s to the present and the disciplinary literacy work that built upon it from the early 2000s are now finding an existence in an educational milieu that is forever changed, via everything from technology innovations and intrusions to a global pandemic shutdown of schools. In valuing the research that has come before, we seek to inform and celebrate the future directions of the field. This book will build upon and push back on established notions of content area and disciplinary literacy, revisiting how literacy is both viewed and cultivated as we progress through a post-pandemic world.



Target Audience

The target audience for this book is multivariate and includes preservice and inservice teachers, teacher educators, building, district, and instructional leaders, and educational researchers. This book could be used as a resource and text in literacy methods courses with an emphasis on content-area and disciplinary literacy instruction for all learners (K-16). Developing and practicing teachers would find in the chapters a useful and applicable resource for their own learning and professional development. Educational leaders could glean valuable insights and research-rich perspectives to inform their work as they support teachers’ instruction.



Recommended Topics

  • Literacy across the disciplines in early childhood, elementary, middle school, and high school
  • Instructional strategies and techniques for literacy instruction
  • Content-area literacy instruction
  • Disciplinary literacy instruction
  • Disciplinary literacy pedagogies
  • Preparing preservice teachers for literacy across the disciplines
  • Continued support for inservice teachers for literacy across the disciplines
  • Discipline-specific literacy instruction and multi-modalities
  • Disciplinary literacy with diverse populations (e.g., emergent bilinguals, special needs students, gifted and talented students, etc.)
  • Disciplinary literacy as civic empowerment for equity
  • Discipline-specific literacy instruction with varied assessment and feedback practice
  • Increasing teacher self-efficacy for discipline-specific literacy instruction
  • Increasing student self-efficacy for discipline-specific practices
  • Discipline-specific literacy instruction for multiple audiences (e.g., teachers, librarians, education preparation programs, community partners, etc.)
  • Literacy and diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice
  • Culturally responsive discipline-specific literacy practices
  • Integrating literature across the disciplines
  • Strategies and/or techniques for either or both content-area and disciplinary literacies.


Submission Procedure

Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit on or before July 26, 2023, a chapter proposal of 1,000 to 2,000 words clearly explaining the mission and concerns of his or her proposed chapter. Authors will be notified by August 9, 2023 about the status of their proposals and sent chapter guidelines.Full chapters are expected to be submitted by October 8, 2023, and all interested authors must consult the guidelines for manuscript submissions at https://www.igi-global.com/publish/contributor-resources/before-you-write/ prior to submission. All submitted chapters will be reviewed on a double-blind review basis. Contributors may also be requested to serve as reviewers for this project.

Note: There are no submission or acceptance fees for manuscripts submitted to this book publication, Cultivating Literate Citizenry Through Interdisciplinary Instruction. All manuscripts are accepted based on a double-blind peer review editorial process.

All proposals should be submitted through the eEditorial Discovery® online submission manager.



Publisher

This book is scheduled to be published by IGI Global (formerly Idea Group Inc.), an international academic publisher of the "Information Science Reference" (formerly Idea Group Reference), "Medical Information Science Reference," "Business Science Reference," and "Engineering Science Reference" imprints. IGI Global specializes in publishing reference books, scholarly journals, and electronic databases featuring academic research on a variety of innovative topic areas including, but not limited to, education, social science, medicine and healthcare, business and management, information science and technology, engineering, public administration, library and information science, media and communication studies, and environmental science. For additional information regarding the publisher, please visit https://www.igi-global.com. This publication is anticipated to be released in 2024.



Important Dates

July 26, 2023: Proposal Submission Deadline
August 9, 2023: Notification of Acceptance
October 8, 2023: Full Chapter Submission
November 21, 2023: Review Results Returned
January 2, 2024: Final Acceptance Notification
January 16, 2024: Final Chapter Submission



Inquiries

Chyllis E. Scott
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
chyllis.scott@unlv.edu

Diane M. Miller
University of Houston, Downtown
petersond@uhd.edu

Matthew Albert
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
mattalbe@gmail.com
alberm4@unlv.nevada.edu


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