A phenomenological perspective of children’s writing

Healey, Brett; Merga, Margaret K.

doi:10.1007/bf03651998

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“…This brings me to another thing that is poorly researched, namely children's experiences with writing in general and with creative writing specifically (Healey & Merga, 2017). In my research and in exploring and understanding these creative writing practices, I strive to include as best I can the perspectives of the participating children.…”

Section: Children's Perspectives In Writing Research and How They Mattermentioning

confidence: 99%

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Children Who Write ’Off the Beaten track’ and What We Can Learn from Them

Heger

2023

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In a recently initiated research project, I explore children’s voluntary creative writing and its possible significance for their motivation, engagement, writer identity and capacity to work with other types of writing. In this article I share some preliminary insights from my current field work among these children who write “off the beaten track” in the sense that they spend their free time outside of school writing together and being taught by professional authors. I argue that we can learn a great deal about some basic characteristics of writing, craft, community, and enjoyment in writing from these children and their writing practices. I also share some of my own (human) writing experiences (with reference to Badley, 2019), and I present a thought of not post-, but pre-academic writing: writing that is built on learning the craft of writing, becoming a writer, and working with story and voice early on and throughout education.

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Section: Children's Perspectives In Writing Research and How They Mattermentioning

confidence: 99%

“…(2019) and Healey & Merga (2017). I am currently in the process of carrying out this field work in three (possibly four) author schools for children and in two (possibly three) school classes (grades 5th and 6th), where authors act as visiting writing teachers.…”

Section: Children's Perspectives In Writing Research and How They Mattermentioning

confidence: 99%