What's hot, what's not

During December 2007, 35 professionals from research, policy, practice and the
media were interviewed about a range of literacy issues. Interviewees were asked to
indicate whether a certain topic was “hot” (i.e. currently a topic of debate and
research) or “not hot” (i.e. not currently receiving a lot of attention). In addition,
interviewees were asked whether these topics should or should not be a focus of
research and debate in 2008. A similar survey has been conducted in the U.S. since
1967. The most recent U.S. findings will be reported by Jack Cassidy in the
February/March 2008 issue of Reading Today, but this is the first time that the study
has been carried out in the UK.

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