Habits of Practice: Expanding Disciplinary Literacy Frameworks Through a Physical Education Lens

In recent years, disciplinary literacy has been at the forefront of adolescent literacy research and practice but has largely focused on the four core content areas: English language arts, social studies, science, and mathematics. Drawing on a physical education lens, this article is a call to expan...

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Published inJournal of adolescent & adult literacy Vol. 59; no. 1; pp. 75 - 82
Main Authors Wickens, Corrine M, Manderino, Michael, Parker, Jenny, Jung, Jinhong
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Wiley-Blackwell 01.07.2015
Subjects
Cognitive Processes
Definitions
Expertise
Intellectual Disciplines
Literacy
Physical Education
Student Participation
Thinking Skills
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Summary:In recent years, disciplinary literacy has been at the forefront of adolescent literacy research and practice but has largely focused on the four core content areas: English language arts, social studies, science, and mathematics. Drawing on a physical education lens, this article is a call to expand the definitions, approaches, and framework of disciplinary literacy by examining three critical issues for disciplinary literacy: focus on the disciplinary expert (i.e., thinking like a historian, a mathematician, a scientist, etc.), emphasis on cognition over other forms of engagement and disciplinary practice, and notions of student participation and activity.
ISSN:1081-3004
DOI:10.1002/jaal.429