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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Reporting Year: 2021
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