Professor
Department of Language and Literacy Education (LLED)
Dr. Leggo is a poet, educator, and scholar who promotes poetry and creative writing, and especially ways to support educational research, theory, and practice by attending to issues of poetic discourse and poetic knowing. In his teaching, researching, and writing, he promotes the significant value of attending to language from creative perspectives. He writes in diverse discourses that challenge the conventions of standard academic writing in order to investigate innovative ways of using language.
Contributions:
Leggo, C. (2012). Sailing in a concrete boat: A teacher’s journey. Rotterdam: Sense Publishers.
James, K., Dobson, T., & Leggo, C. (Eds.). (2012). English in middle and secondary classrooms: Creative and critical advice from Canada’s teacher educators. Toronto: Pearson.
Chambers, C., Hasebe-Ludt, E., Leggo, C., & Sinner, A. (Eds.). (2012). A heart of wisdom: Life writing as empathetic inquiry. New York: Peter Lang.
Cohen, A., Porath, M., Clarke, A., Bai, H., Leggo, C., & Meyer, K. (2012). Speaking of teaching: Inclinations, inspirations, and innerworkings. Rotterdam: Sense Publishers.
Hasebe-Ludt, E., Chambers, C., & Leggo, C. (2009). Life writing and literary métissage as an ethos for our times. New York: Peter Lang.
Keywords:
Literacy education; Curriculum studies; Teacher education; Creative writing; Art-based research; Poetic inquiry; Life writing; Spirituality and education.
carl.leggo@ubc.ca
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