Jerome C Harste Author

Jerome C. Harste is Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Language, Literacy, and Culture at Indiana University, Bloomington, USA. He is both a literacy scholar and artist, and has received numerous awards for his literacy work, including the David H. Russell Research Award from the National Council of Teachers of English. In 1997 he was inducted into the Reading Hall of Fame. In 2008 he was recognized as an Outstanding Language Arts Educator by the Elementary Section of the National Council of Teachers of English. In 2013 he received the Oscar Causey Research Award for Outstanding Contributions to the profession. He has served on the board of several prominent literacy associations, and is former President of ILA, NCRLL, and NCTE.