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Introducing a Participatory

Culture Framework into the Classroom-

Library CurriculumPresented by Ruth Nicole Hall

6793 Advanced Qualitative Research Spring 2014

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Introduction

Need for Implementing a Participatory Culture Framework

Library Curriculum Pathway

School Librarians/Instructional Partners

Student Achievement

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Purpose

Mixed Methods

Investigate Implementation of a Participatory Culture Framework

Importance of Framework

Benefits/Challenges

Researcher’s Vision

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Theoretical Frameworks

Critical Pedagogy (Giroux, 1997)

Communities of Practice (Lave & Wenger, 1991)

Participatory Culture Framework (Jenkins et al., 2009)

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Limitations

K-12 School Systems

Curriculum Implementation

Time

Generalizability

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Literature Review Research Questions

Questions that will guide the inquiry:

1. Why should educators implement a participatory culture framework into the K-12 classroom-library curriculum?

2. What are the challenges of implementing a participatory framework into the K-12 classroom-library curriculum?

3. What are the benefits of implementing a participatory framework into the K-12 classroom-library curriculum?

4. How will a participatory culture framework look in the K-12 classroom-library?

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Literature Review

Articles (Essays)

Case Studies (How they did it good)

Very Little Empirical Research

Many Seminal Works

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MethodologyMixed Methods (Qualitative and Quantitative)

Quasi-exploratory

Qualitative (Participant Interactions)

Quantitative (Survey Data)

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Research Questions

1. How will students respond to participating in a participatory culture in their school?

2. How will being involved in a participatory culture framework improve students’ digital literacies?

3. What digital, ethical, and participatory changes will the students make from the beginning of the participatory culture framework to the ending of the program?

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Site and Population

School Principal

District Level Librarian

School Librarian

Stratified Sampling

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Data Collection

Pre and Post Survey

Face-to –Face Instruction

Field Notes in Google Docs

Posting of Digital Products

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Data Analysis

Participatory Culture Framework (Jenkins et al, 2009)

Qualitative (Two Cycle Coding)

Quantitative (Crosstabulating & Analyzing Survey Data)

TEKS (Technology Application Middle Grades)

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Permissions and Institutional Board Review

District Permission

School Permission

Assent Forms

Consent Forms

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Questions and Comments

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References

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Giroux, H. A. (1997). Pedagogy and the politics of hope: Theory, culture, and schooling. Boulder, CO: Westview Press.

Jenkins, H., Purushotma, R. Clinton, K., Weigel, M., & Robison, A. J. (2009). Confronting the challenges of participatory culture: Media education for the 21st century. Chicago: The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.

Lave, J., & Wenger E. (1991). Situated learning: Legitimate peripheral participation. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.