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ERIC Number: EJ1261360
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2014
Pages: 19
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-1927-6117
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You Don't Know Me: Adolescent Identity Development through Poetry Writing
Hughes, Janette Michelle; Morrison, Laura Jane; Hoogland, Cornelia
in education, v20 n2 p59-77 Aut 2014
Our study concerns adolescents using poetry writing as an interrogative and creative means of shaping and creating "voices" or "identities." Toronto-based high school students were challenged to be creators (rather than solely consumers) of available social practices within a digital landscape using mobile devices and social networking platforms. The students engaged in the processes of creating poetry that included experimentation with form (including spoken word, found, and rhyming couplet poetry), research, and writing-induced challenges of received ideas. Their creations of their multiple "Resonant Voices," which in some cases were powerful statements of self-discovery and social criticism, were further amplified because they occurred in a formal educational setting.
University of Regina, Faculty of Education. Education Building, 3737 Wascana Parkway, Regina, SK S4S 0A2. e-mail: editor@ineducation.ca; Web site: https://ineducation.ca/ineducation
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Canada (Toronto)
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