Reflexivity and children’s exploration of moral aesthetics in creative writing
Journal article
Weber, Lauren Alexandra, Barton, Georgina, Ryan, Mary and Khosronejadtoroghi, Maryam. (2023). Reflexivity and children’s exploration of moral aesthetics in creative writing. English in Education. 57(4), pp. 334-358. https://doi.org/10.1080/04250494.2023.2269973
Authors | Weber, Lauren Alexandra, Barton, Georgina, Ryan, Mary and Khosronejadtoroghi, Maryam |
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Abstract | In this paper, we show how children’s creativity manifests in literary aesthetics and how they explore moral subjects as a result. Literary aesthetics involve a range of artistic elements or expressions within a textual work. Writers may use aesthetic properties to express individual appreciation or how people view the world, often in relation to moral values. This paper takes an interdisciplinary approach to understanding the relation between aesthetics and moral value in children’s writing. First, we situate our discussion within the context of reflexivity theory, which framed the larger study from which these data are drawn. Second, we apply appraisal theory within the lens of reflexivity to analyse children’s writing samples for their aesthetic representations of moral qualities. As a result of our study, we show how teachers may improve and complicate the way children practice literary aesthetics in their writing. We argue it is important for students to learn about aesthetics in writing as aesthetics are a key quality of literary expression and may educate readers on the perception and moral values of others. |
Keywords | literary aesthetics; reflexivity; creative writing; elementary schools; morality |
Year | 01 Jan 2023 |
Journal | English in Education |
Journal citation | 57 (4), pp. 334-358 |
Publisher | Taylor & Francis Ltd (UK) |
ISSN | 0425-0494 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1080/04250494.2023.2269973 |
Web address (URL) | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/04250494.2023.2269973 |
Open access | Published as non-open access |
Research or scholarly | Research |
Page range | 334-358 |
Publisher's version | License All rights reserved File Access Level Controlled |
Output status | Published |
Publication dates | |
Online | 31 Oct 2023 |
Publication process dates | |
Accepted | 25 Aug 2023 |
Deposited | 16 Aug 2024 |
ARC Funded Research | This output has been funded, wholly or partially, under the Australian Research Council Act 2001 |
Grant ID | DP190101033 |
Additional information | © 2023 National Association for the Teaching of English |
Funding: This work was supported by the Australian Research Council [DP190101033]. | |
Place of publication | United Kingdom |
https://acuresearchbank.acu.edu.au/item/90wz3/reflexivity-and-children-s-exploration-of-moral-aesthetics-in-creative-writing
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