Liminal Spaces of Writing in Adolescent and Adult Education

Liminal Spaces of Writing in Adolescent and Adult Education explores the gap in writing reform at the middle, secondary, and post-secondary levels by examining "useful" and "liminal" writing. It offers insights into fostering a liminal and useful approach to writing instruction through research featuring the perspectives of adolescents, classroom teachers, teacher educators, graduate students, and literacy researchers. The book argues that liminal moments are necessary to explore in order to cultivate fully actualized writing where students are in control of structures and traditional writing expectations but also free to imagine new ways of breaking with conventions.

Format: Hardback
Length: 224 pages
Publication date: 15 March 2022
Publisher: Lexington Books

Liminal Spaces of Writing in Adolescent and Adult Education delves into the ongoing disparity in writing reform across middle, secondary, and post-secondary education levels. By exploring the realms of "useful" and "liminal" writing, the book uncovers the intellectual and creative space where structured expectations intersect with individual imagination. At its core, the book proposes a multitude of approaches to encourage adolescent and adult students to embrace states of liminality, where they are encouraged to experiment with style, form, genre, and voice. Through comprehensive research that incorporates perspectives from adolescents, classroom teachers, teacher educators, graduate students, and literacy researchers, the book offers invaluable insights into fostering a liminal and purposeful approach to writing instruction. Each author guides the reader on a transformative journey, exploring the liminal as teachers, writers, and researchers. Collectively, these diverse perspectives weave a compelling argument that liminal moments serve as essential prerequisites for cultivating fully realized writing, where students possess the autonomy to control structures and traditional writing expectations while also being free to envision innovative ways of challenging conventions and expanding their writing prowess. Consequently, the book asserts that liminal writing holds paramount importance in driving sustainable writing reform.

Weight: 472g
Dimension: 236 x 163 x 19 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781666904000