Theoretically framed: Argument and desire in the production of general knowledge about literacy

S The use of broad theories of reading, social cognition, and social history to frame the study of literacy was investigated, and implications of this relatively recent trend were considered. Sixty‐nine articles published between 1992 and 2003 in Journal of Literacy Research/Journal of Reading Behavior, Reading Research Quarterly, and Research in the Teaching of English were selected for analysis. An inventory was made of the general topic and...