1st Edition

Ian Reid on Shifting Frames in the Teaching of English Exploring Theoretical and Practical Interconnections

By Patricia Dowsett Copyright 2026
274 Pages
by Routledge

274 Pages
by Routledge

Introduced and edited by Patricia Dowsett, this book includes an overview of Ian Reid’s professional activities, extending from linguistics and literacy to curriculum development, literary criticism, and creative writing. It provides insights into his approaches to education policy, theory, and practice, serving as a foundational text for understanding the nature and extent of his influence and... Read more

Prologue

1. Memory Loss and Retrieval (2016)

Framing English

2. The Crisis in English Studies (1982)

3. Whatever Happened to English? (1996)

Framing Literature

4. The Literary Workshop (1984)

5. Beyond the Cinderella Syndrome: Other Sides of the Story (1984)

6. Reading as Displacement and Time Travel (2013)

7. Framing the Literature Curriculum (2017)

8. What Do We Now Make of ‘Literature’? (2024)

Framing Pedagogy

9. Enacting Curriculum Demands in Classroom Situations (2000)

10. The Persistent Pedagogy of 'Growth' (2003)

11. Literary Experience and Literature Teaching Since the Growth Model (2016)

Framing Literacy

12. Textual Practice, Literacy, and the Curriculum (1993)

13. Hasten Slowly: Educating Literacy Educators (1993)

14. From Capabilities to Habits: Across the Literacy Threshold and Beyond (1994)

Framing Genre

15. A Generic Frame for Debates about Genre (1987)

16. Redesigning Courses for English/Literature/Writing (1988)

17. How Do We Know What Kind of Text We are Reading? (1994)

Framing Student Writing

18. Reviewing (1987)

19. Bookmaking (1991)

20. Cooking (with or without recipes) (1995)

Afterword

21. Written Language: The Core of English Teaching (2026)

Biography

Patricia Dowsett is research fellow in Assessment Development, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) and was previously lecturer in Secondary English Education, Edith Cowan University, Australia.

Ian Reid is an Adjunct Professor in English and Creative Writing, School of Humanities, University of Western Australia as well as Principal of ReidMac Consulting Services, Australia.