Lambirth, Andrew (2016) Exploring children's discourses of writing. English in Education, 50 (3). pp. 215-233. ISSN 0425-0494 (Print), 1754-8845 (Online) (doi:10.1111/eie.12111)

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Abstract

This article reports on a study which was part of a two year writing project undertaken by a University in South East England with 17 primary schools. A survey sought the views of up to 565 children on the subject of writing. The analysis utilises Ivanič's (2004) discourses of writing framework as a heuristic and so provides a unique lens for a new understanding of children's ideological perspectives on writing and learning how to write. This study shows the development of learned or acquired skills and compliance discourses by the participating children within which accuracy and correctness overrides many other considerations for the use of the written word.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Writing; Discourse; Language; Ideology; Learning
Subjects:	L Education > L Education (General) L Education > LB Theory and practice of education L Education > LB Theory and practice of education > LB1501 Primary Education
Faculty / School / Research Centre / Research Group:	Faculty of Education, Health & Human Sciences Faculty of Education, Health & Human Sciences > School of Education (EDU) Faculty of Liberal Arts & Sciences > Centre for Applied Sociology Research (CASR)
Last Modified:	07 Jan 2022 23:42
URI:	http://gala.gre.ac.uk/id/eprint/16173

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