'You Don't Know What I Went Through': Adult Learners Healing through Multimodal Play

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Title: 'You Don't Know What I Went Through': Adult Learners Healing through Multimodal Play
Language: English
Authors: Rachael Gruen
Source: Adult Literacy Education. 2024 6(3):16-26.
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Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 11
Publication Date: 2024
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Education Level: Adult Education
High Schools
High School Equivalency Programs
Secondary Education
Descriptors: High School Equivalency Programs, Adult Literacy, Adult Students, Literacy Education, Play, Self Disclosure (Individuals), Trauma, Rehabilitation
Geographic Terms: Illinois (Chicago)
ISSN: 2642-3669
Abstract: There is a growing trend of states offering alternative pathways towards a high school equivalency outside of the traditional standardized test. Amidst this landscape, this study utilizes elements of teaching inquiry, participatory action research, and qualitative methods, to investigate the outcomes of using multimodal play in a composition unit within an adult high school equivalency classroom. Findings from this study suggest that multimodal play creates opportunities for students to make choices about the stories they tell and make connections as a way to feel a sense of belonging in education spaces, both of which act as a source of healing.
Abstractor: As Provided
Entry Date: 2024
Accession Number: EJ1452704
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:There is a growing trend of states offering alternative pathways towards a high school equivalency outside of the traditional standardized test. Amidst this landscape, this study utilizes elements of teaching inquiry, participatory action research, and qualitative methods, to investigate the outcomes of using multimodal play in a composition unit within an adult high school equivalency classroom. Findings from this study suggest that multimodal play creates opportunities for students to make choices about the stories they tell and make connections as a way to feel a sense of belonging in education spaces, both of which act as a source of healing.
ISSN:2642-3669