Subject: The self , Thesis writing, Supervision, Ethnography, Research interview
Year: 2021
Type: Book chapter
Title: Dimensions of Student Writers's Self in Qualitative Research Interviews
Author: Mira Bekar
Author: Tatyana Yakhontova
Abstract: This chapter presents a qualitative study of the dimensions of the self in semi-structured interviews with students from European universities, who shared their experiences of writing Bachelor’s and Master’s theses at local universities. The study, undertaken to enhance the understanding of learning and writing practices at the tertiary level, was based on the discursive analysis of student writing narratives revealed through the research interview accounts. The concept of self was approached as a combination of autonomous writer’s voice and aspiring academic identity performed in university-related contexts. The findings show that the thesis writer’s self reveals four major dimensions, influenced by important aspects of their writing journeys: uncertainty of competence as academic writers, emotionally loaded situations affecting writing, supervisory relationships, and personal efforts to overcome difficulties.
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Relation: COST Action IS1401 - Strengthening Europeans' Capabilities by Establishing the European Literacy Network
Identifier: oai:repository.ukim.mk:20.500.12188/26640
Identifier: Bekar, M., Yakhontova, T. (2021). Dimensions of Student Writer’s Self in Qualitative Research Interviews. In: Muresan, LM., Orna-Montesinos, C. (eds) Academic Literacy Development. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-62877-2_10Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12188/26640Identifier: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-62877-2_10
