Ownership in writing
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Date
1997
Authors
Thompson, Nina Simone
University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Education
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Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Faculty of Education, 1997
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to explore the thoughts
and feelings of two teachers and two post-secondary students
with regards to ownership in writing. However, one teacher,
even though she expressed initial interest in the study needed
to be withdrawn from participating due to scheduling
conflicts.
A second purpose was to analyze the content of the
questionnaires and interviews, which were administered and
conducted with each of the participants, in order to discover
the important themes in ownership in writing. Utilizing a case
study approach, data were collected using self-administered
questionnaires. In addition, the primary teacher and the two
post-secondary students were interviewed.
The concept of ownership in writing is claimed by an
individual when his or her writing ideas reflect concerns for
meaning, value and his or her audience. However, this claim
has to be expressed in writing as the individual's ideas, ways of seeing and communicating, so that they can be endorsed
(Buddemeier, 1982). According to Bright (1995),
allowing students to have ownership in writing seemed to encourage students to write with "less difficulty and more
confidence" (p. 3). Shanklin (1991), believes that students
tend to write best when they are allowed to frequently
self-select topics, are interested in a topic or are familiar
with a topic (p. 50).
Description
xiii, 65 leaves : 28 cm. --
Keywords
English language -- Rhetoric -- Study and teaching , Report writing -- Study and teaching , Creative writing -- Study and teaching , Authorship