Keywords
College students -- Case studies, Communities of practice -- Case studies, English language -- Rhetoric -- Case studies, English language -- Writing -- Case studies, Self perception -- Case studies
Abstract
This study investigated the literate identities of college students who engage in various school and non-school writing practices simultaneously. In case studies of three student writers, the researcher seeks to explore how the discourse community roles, selfperceptions, negotiation of multiple writing processes and development of authority impacted the students’ identities as writers. Triangulated research methods included weekly interviews with the student participants, observation of the students in their writing classrooms and analysis of the students’ school and non-school texts over one semester. Students experienced several conflicts and synergies between contexts. Main findings indicated that writing across many academic and extra-academic settings during a short time period may alter self-perceptions, encourage or discourage the repurposing of writing processes, and limit the development of authority. Implications for teachers and researchers of college-level writing center on awareness of the literate lives of students beyond classroom walls. Future research questions are raised regarding the transfer of writing-related knowledge as it may occur in students with strong literate identities.
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Graduation Date
2011
Semester
Fall
Advisor
Wardle, Elizabeth
Degree
Master of Arts (M.A.)
College
College of Arts and Humanities
Department
English
Degree Program
English; Rhetoric and Composition
Format
application/pdf
Identifier
CFE0004167
URL
http://purl.fcla.edu/fcla/etd/CFE0004167
Language
English
Release Date
December 2014
Length of Campus-only Access
3 years
Access Status
Masters Thesis (Open Access)
Subjects
Arts and Humanities -- Dissertations, Academic, Dissertations, Academic -- Arts and Humanities
STARS Citation
Shrum, Autumn Phelps, "Crossing Literate Worlds Exploring How Students With Rich Identities As Writers Negotiate Multiple Writing Contexts" (2011). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 1713.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/etd/1713