Through case studies of major research projects, Part I provides practical insights into how LCT can be used to build knowledge by:
- enabling dialogue between theory and data in qualitative research
- bringing together quantitative and qualitative methodologies in mixed-methods research
- relating theory and practice in praxis
- conducting interdisciplinary studies with systemic functional linguistics
Part II offers a series of studies of pressing issues facing knowledge-building in education and beyond, encompassing:
- diverse subject areas, including physics, English, cultural studies, music, and design
- educational sites: schooling, vocational education, and higher education
- practices of research, curriculum, pedagogy and assessment
- both education and informal learning contexts, such as museums and masonic lodges
Carefully sequenced and interrelated, these chapters form a coherent collection that gives a unique insight into one of the most thought-provoking and innovative ways of building knowledge about knowledge-building in education and society to have emerged this century. This book is essential reading for all serious students and scholars of education, sociology and linguistics.
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Sherran Clarence, Rhodes University, South Africa
"The book offers insight into an astonishing way of analyzing and building knowledge about knowledge and its practices in different contexts ... one of the most promising theoretical framework for analyzing knowledge practices ... a great example of using the theory in research. ... It is also a great introduction to research design using LCT, which overcomes the dichotomy between theory and practice."
Marcin Boryczo, University of Gdansk, Poland
"[T]he book's scope and contents make it a valuable resource for English teachers and researchers. It is an excellent primer... for either action research or academic research projects. The value of Knowledge-Building is that is demonstrates many of the research tools that are needed to discover the answers ... [to] questions which need to be addressed if we are to better enable English language learners to be academically successful and to integrate more successfully into English speaking cultures"
Richard Ingold, Navitas English, Sydney, Australia








