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Author(s) -
Guzzetti Barbara J.,
Foley Leslie M.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of adolescent and adult literacy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.73
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 1936-2706
pISSN - 1081-3004
DOI - 10.1002/jaal.271
Subject(s) - literacy , thematic analysis , ethnography , discourse analysis , sociology , literacy education , pedagogy , adult literacy , digital literacy , information literacy , qualitative research , mathematics education , psychology , linguistics , social science , philosophy , anthropology
This study explored how adults used a self‐selected online forum to advance their own and others’ literacy practices. The study was a discourse‐centered online ethnography using triangulated methods, including analysis of list archives, semi‐structured and informal interviews, and document collection. These data were analyzed by discourse analysis and thematic analysis. Findings illustrate how participants in a global electronic forum used electronic texts, forums, and textual practices to share digital and print resources and promote digital literacies. This study advances a theory of adult literacy practice as socially and culturally embedded and provides implications for adult literacy education.