Becoming a (Re)Searcher
Negotiating Literacies and Uncertainty
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21729976 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Darcy Courtland (0000-0001-5711-6133, University of Alberta, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 24-38 |
| Publication date | 2020-06-24 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Australian Journal of Language and Literacy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1038-1562 • E-ISSN: 1839-4728 |
| Publisher | University of Alberta Libraries (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.20360/langandlit29514 |
| OpenAlex | W3037532184 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 3 |
In this paper I explore my evolving understandings of literacy and ways of knowing. Using autobiographical narrative inquiry (Clandinin & Connelly, 2000), the first section of my paper delves into the ways I have previously negotiated concepts of literacy as an educator and novice researcher. In the second section of my paper, I turn towards Indigenous scholarship (Antone, 2003; Cardinal, 2010; Young, 2005) as I embrace my conception of literacy as “life lived” in conjunction with Freire’s (1985) concept of dwelling in uncertainty. By engaging narratively with my own literacy and learning experiences during the first year of my doctoral program, I negotiate uncertainty through three threads of learning: slowing down, being open to vulnerability, and walking humbly in good
Art · Indigenous · Information literacy · Literacy · Literature · Mathematics education · Narrative · Negotiation · Pedagogy · Political science · Scholarship · Social science · Sociology · Adult and Continuing Education Topics · Literacy, Media, and Education · Psychology
| Citations per year | 0.5 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2022 - 2025 (4) |
| Highly cited | No |