Mandated curricula as figured world

Purpose This qualitative study aims to use the conceptual lens of figured worlds to explore how a 10-year-old child positions her identity and participates in systems of power through her engagement in writing. Design/methodology/approach Data was generated across an 18-week ethnographic case study in one fourth-grade classroom located in the Midwestern USA. Findings Findings highlight how children’s writing reflected both an adherence to and a...