‘Fail better’: Reconsidering the role of struggle and failure in academic writing development in higher education

Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better (Samuel Beckett). [Quoted in ‘Samuel Beckett Talks About Beckett’ by John Gruen, in Vogue, (December 1969), p. 210.]. ‘Fail Better’ is an approach which supports first-year students’ successful transition to higher education academic writing practices. ‘Fail Better’ uses a broadly academic literacies model of development to address students’ failure and struggle with writing....