Responsibilisation and acceptable verbal behaviour in schools: Teachers and leaders arbitrating the boundaries of swearing
Downes, Lynn, Kettle, Margaret, O'Brien, Peter C., & Tait, Gordon (2021) Responsibilisation and acceptable verbal behaviour in schools: Teachers and leaders arbitrating the boundaries of swearing. Linguistics and Education, 61, Article number: 100898.
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The prevalence of swearing and the varied approaches to its acceptability in society are reflected in student usage of swearing and institutional responses at schools. Data suggest that student suspension on the grounds of verbal misconduct is increasing in schools. The study reported here was undertaken in Queensland, Australia and reveals teachers and school leaders are surrounded by an increasing amount of swearing by students, with considerable impact on teacher subjectivity and practice. Nineteen teachers and school leaders from 14 secondary schools shared accounts on their views and responses to student swearing. The interview data were analysed using Fairclough's linguistically-orientated Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA1
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| Item Type: | Contribution to Journal (Journal Article) | ||||||
| Refereed: | Yes | ||||||
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| Measurements or Duration: | 10 pages | ||||||
| Keywords: | Swearing, Responsibilisation, classroom discourse, morality, Governmentality, language change | ||||||
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.linged.2020.100898 | ||||||
| ISSN: | 0898-5898 | ||||||
| Pure ID: | 73340362 | ||||||
| Divisions: | Current > Research Centres > Centre for Justice Current > Research Centres > Centre for Inclusive Education Current > QUT Faculties and Divisions > Faculty of Creative Industries, Education & Social Justice Past > Schools > School of Teacher Education & Leadership Past > Schools > School of Early Childhood & Inclusive Education |
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| Copyright Owner: | 2020 Elsevier Inc. | ||||||
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| Deposited On: | 15 Dec 2020 11:40 | ||||||
| Last Modified: | 31 Oct 2025 09:05 |
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