Writers' journeys: ways of being, knowing and doing
Edited book (chapter)
Chapter Title | Writers' journeys: ways of being, knowing and doing |
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Book Chapter Category | Edited book (chapter) |
ERA Publisher ID | 1417 |
Book Title | Weaving words: personal and professional transformation through writing as research |
Authors | |
Author | Henderson, Robyn |
Editors | Jones, Janice K. |
Page Range | 159-170 |
Chapter Number | 9 |
Number of Pages | 12 |
Year | 2014 |
Publisher | Cambridge Scholars Publishing |
Place of Publication | Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom |
ISBN | 9781443854528 |
Web Address (URL) | http://www.cambridgescholars.com/weaving-words-6 |
Abstract | Traditionally, reading and writing have been recognised as characteristics of a literate person. However, literacy educators generally acknowledge that becoming literate is a complex and dynamic process that incorporates much more than learning basic skills. Literacy is understood as a situated social and cultural practice that incorporates coding, semantic, pragmatic and critical competences (e.g., Freebody, 2004; 1982; Luke & Freebody, 1999). As Freire and Macedo (1987) highlighted, reading the word cannot happen without a reading of the world. Additionally, our literacies (using the plural term) and our ways of being, knowing and doing are interconnected with our discourse communities, our identities and our sense of agency (Moje & Lewis, 2007). In this chapter, I analyse selected examples of the students' writing and their reflections about their writing from Chapter 6, to investigate the students' ways of being, knowing and doing as they negotiate their journeys as writers. I conclude the chapter with a consideration of implications for teacher education. |
Keywords | writing; literacy; discourses; dialectical relationships; textual analysis; linguistic analysis |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 390307. Teacher education and professional development of educators |
390303. Higher education | |
390104. English and literacy curriculum and pedagogy (excl. LOTE, ESL and TESOL) | |
Public Notes | © 2014 Cambridge Scholars Publishing. Accepted version deposited in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. |
Byline Affiliations | School of Teacher Education and Early Childhood |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q206v/writers-journeys-ways-of-being-knowing-and-doing
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