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Jackie’s reason for handwriting her diary rather than writing things on computer was that the computer was less secure, increasing the risk that someone might read what she had written. The need for privacy also impacts upon the location of this practice – these students wrote at home in the privacy of their own rooms. Documenting others: ‘I don’t really understand it’ Textual demands seemed to proliferate if the student had children or pets. Eve had the ‘red book’ that all parents must keep to record their baby’s growth and development.

Carol also had to follow instructions on how to fill in her passport. She found these instructions difficult to follow: ‘It’s a big form, I just get put off. ’ She was easily distracted so liked to read in a quiet space, ‘which is sometimes quite difficult’ in her busy family home. She discussed the relative value of different modes of communication: ‘If she emails, then I email back; if she writes then I write back. . I quite like writing letters . . it makes a change, it’s nice’. She thinks that she writes ‘more properly’ if she writes letters.

More significantly, however, it will address an issue which has, to date, not been developed within this research tradition: that of how these practices can be not only valued and validated, but also folded into the curriculum to enhance learning in educational settings. Colleges in the UK: diverse and dynamic educational provision Colleges are diverse and dynamic environments that play a crucial role in the lifelong learning and skills agendas of the UK, yet they are ‘the poor relation’ in terms of research.

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