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ERIC Number: EJ1257463
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020
Pages: 25
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0951-8398
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Researching the Complex Nature of Identity and Learning: Positioning, Agency, and Context in Learners' Identities
Collett, Jennifer
International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education (QSE), v33 n5 p524-548 2020
Identities are dynamic, constantly shifting processes of self-understanding mediated by local and institutional repertoires, behaviors, resources and enacted through one's positioning in practice. This definition considers identities as both ideas, as well as actions in terms of how the learner becomes a participant in activities. A tension in studying identities is that the researcher must collect data that encompasses both observable actions and how the learner reflects on these actions. Drawing upon positioning theory, this paper presents a methodological approach to study this tension. More specifically, data from a study of emergent bilinguals in elementary school is used to understand how learners' identities are shaped during the nascent years of school.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Grade 4; Intermediate Grades
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: California
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