Teaching and Supporting University Students' Academic Writing: A Practitioner's Autoethnographic Reflections on a Decade of Practice
Handbook (chapter)
| Chapter Title | Teaching and Supporting University Students' Academic Writing: A Practitioner's Autoethnographic Reflections on a Decade of Practice |
|---|---|
| Book Chapter Category | Handbook (chapter) |
| ERA Publisher ID | 2865 |
| Book Title | The Palgrave Handbook of Autoethnographic and Self-Study Education Research Methods |
| Authors | Sherwood, Celeste |
| Editors | Mulligan, Deborah L., Forbes, Meg, Anteliz, Emilio A. and Danaher, Patrick Alan |
| Page Range | 307-330 |
| Series | Palgrave Studies in Education Research Methods |
| Chapter Number | 18 |
| Number of Pages | 24 |
| Year | 2025 |
| Publisher | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Place of Publication | Switzerland |
| ISBN | 9783031839474 |
| 9783031839467 | |
| 9783031839498 | |
| Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-83947-4_18 |
| Web Address (URL) | https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-031-83947-4_18 |
| Abstract | In this chapter, I use autoethnography to reflect critically on my practice as an educator in two regional Australian universities over the last 10 years, and detail my professional learning about approaches to supporting university students’ academic writing development. I explore how my views have evolved and intertwined with theoretical developments, and note how these have shaped my practice. In particular, I reflect on the nature of deficit perspectives of students’ difficulties with academic writing and consider how these have evolved and influenced pedagogy and practice. I explore the reasons why deficit perspectives may persist and use the insights I have obtained to propose alternative conceptualisations that decentre humans and texts and foreground the nature and impact of contextual factors on academic practices. |
| Keywords | academic literacy; academic writing; widening participation; autoethnography; reflective practice |
| Contains Sensitive Content | Does not contain sensitive content |
| ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 390102. Curriculum and pedagogy theory and development |
| Public Notes | Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions. |
| Byline Affiliations | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/zyw18/teaching-and-supporting-university-students-academic-writing-a-practitioner-s-autoethnographic-reflections-on-a-decade-of-practice
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