Authoring Self: GED Students Transforming Their Identities in a Composition Makerspace

Autor/in	Gruen, Rachael
Titel	Authoring Self: GED Students Transforming Their Identities in a Composition Makerspace
Quelle	In: Literacy Research: Theory, Method, and Practice, 67 (2018) 1, S.131-146 (16 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2381-3369
DOI	10.1177/2381336918787197
Schlagwörter	High School Equivalency Programs; Case Studies; Adult Education; Communication Skills; Problem Solving; Learning Motivation; Self Esteem; Writing Instruction; Writing (Composition); Instructional Innovation; Entrepreneurship; Learning Processes; Test Preparation; Educational History; Teaching Methods; Accountability; Intervention; Student Attitudes; Illinois + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Adult; Adults; Education; Adult basic education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Kommunikationsstil; Problemlösen; Motivation for studies; Lernmotivation; Self-esteem; Selbstaufmerksamkeit; Schreibunterricht; Schreibübung; Educational Innovation; Bildungsinnovation; Unternehmungsgeist; Learning process; Lernprozess; History of education; Bildungsgeschichte; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Verantwortung; Schülerverhalten
Abstract	In this case study, I examine the ways adult learners improve skills and practices around communication, problem-solving, motivation, self-esteem, and technology through engagement in a makerspace curriculum focused on composition. A primary objective is to provide insight into the various ways that adult education environments can incorporate innovative practices of teaching and learning to prepare students for a standardized high school equivalency test and beyond. The patterns in the data revealed that makerspaces for the focal participants predominantly supported nonacademic skill development, particularly learning from mistakes, the importance of learning from each other, and identifying as a learner to aid in one's learning. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01