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Korobkova, Ksenia A.; Black, Rebecca W. – E-Learning and Digital Media, 2014
This article focuses on learning and identity-related practices of young female fans of a popular British boy band called One Direction. Drawing on qualitative inquiry into a fanfiction community formed around the band, analysis highlights (a) the literate work fans engage in, including writing, reading, critiquing, and collaborating on multimodal…
Descriptors: Popular Culture, Rock Music, Inquiry, Qualitative Research
Beller, Simone – Bernard van Leer Foundation (NJ1), 2008
The ways in which children learn a language--be it their mother tongue or their second language--can have a strong influence on their success in school. Researchers in linguistics and early child development have tried to determine the factors that can help and hinder language acquisition in young children, with some conflicting results. In this…
Descriptors: Socioeconomic Status, Disadvantaged Youth, Young Children, Migrant Children