ERIC Number: EJ1377769
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023-Jun
Pages: 35
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ISSN: ISSN-0002-8312
EISSN: EISSN-1935-1011
"Rise Up, Hand in Hand": Early Childhood Teachers Writing a Liberatory Literacy Pedagogy
Machado, Emily; Beneke, Maggie R.; Taitingfong, Jordan
American Educational Research Journal, v60 n3 p486-520 Jun 2023
Although writing is often used for personal reflection in teacher education, it is less commonly leveraged to imagine educational futures (Gilligan, 2020)--particularly those centered on collective liberation. Amid intersecting social crises, however, imagining futures is critically important (Ladson-Billings, 2021), and writing is a crucial step toward bringing them into the present. In this participatory case study (Reilly, 2010), we explored the future-oriented writing practices of five early childhood teachers in an inquiry group. Drawing on critical literacy (Vasquez et al., 2019) and prolepsis (Cole, 1993), we describe how collaborative, creative, and pedagogical writing supported them in envisioning, enacting, and leading liberatory literacy pedagogies within and beyond their schools. Findings contribute to literature in teacher education, early childhood education, and literacy.
Descriptors: Early Childhood Teachers, Collaborative Writing, Writing (Composition), Reflective Teaching, Inquiry, Critical Literacy, Communities of Practice, Creative Writing, Teacher Education
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education
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Language: English
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