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Publication Date: 2004-Nov
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Narrative and the Exploration of Culture in Teachers' Discussions of Literacy, Identity, Self, and Other
McVee, M.B.
Teaching and Teacher Education: An International Journal of Research and Studies, v20 n8 p881-899 Nov 2004
The purpose of this study was to explore the role of teacher narratives in relation to culture, literacy, self, and other within a masters literacy course in a US context. Within the course, teachers read and responded to autobiographical fiction and nonfiction in book club discussions and by sharing spoken and written personal narratives. Whereas many previous studies of teacher narrative have focused primarily on the content of teacher narrative, this study sought to consider the forms, functions, content, and contexts surrounding the sharing of personal narratives. Two cases, explored through sociolinguistic analysis, are presented to demonstrate how course participants constructed narratives and how these narratives functioned within the course and in relation to participant learning.
Descriptors: Personal Narratives
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