A1 Journal article (refereed)
Narratives of professional development in a teachers’ creative writing group (2021)

Martin, A., Tarnanen, M., & Tynjälä, P. (2021). Narratives of professional development in a teachers’ creative writing group. New Writing :The International Journal for the Practice and Theory of Creative Writing, 18(4), 480-495. https://doi.org/10.1080/14790726.2021.1900274

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Publication details

All authors or editors: Martin, Anne; Tarnanen, Mirja; Tynjälä, Päivi

Journal or series: New Writing :The International Journal for the Practice and Theory of Creative Writing

ISSN: 1479-0726

eISSN: 1943-3107

Publication year: 2021

Publication date: 06/04/2021

Volume: 18

Issue number: 4

Pages range: 480-495

Publisher: Routledge, Taylor & Francis

Publication country: United Kingdom

Publication language: English

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/14790726.2021.1900274

Publication open access: Openly available

Publication channel open access: Partially open access channel

Publication is parallel published (JYX): https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/74973

Abstract

This paper explores teachers’ experiences of professional development in a creative writing group. The data was collected in a teachers’ creative writing group and consist of semi-structured interviews and creative writing assignments. Reflexive thematic analysis and narrative analysis were applied to compose a nonfiction piece that describes the teachers’ experiences of a ‘year of creative writing’. Within the nonfiction piece, four themes were presented as findings of the study: social aspects, personal and emotional aspects, writer identity aspects, and pedagogical aspects. The results suggest that utilising creative writing methods in qualitative research can raise otherwise hidden voices and experiences that may be difficult to express through the academic language.

Keywords: writing; creative writing; creativity; teachers; professional development; experiences (knowledge)

Free keywords: creative writing; teachers’ professional development; narrative research; creative nonfiction

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Ministry reporting: Yes

Reporting Year: 2021

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