Construction of children's self in the presentation of experiences : Theoretical inquiries and applications to the education in elementary school

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In this study, I investigated children's "presentation" about their past experiences in natural conversation or activities in elementary school, considering their importance in the construction of children's self. From theoretical perspective, I proposed a new framework for finding out children's "presentational self" in the configuration of a child and others emerging in the interaction that have unique meaning for observers. Applying this framework to the analysis of educational practices in elementary school, Saku-bun and speech activities, I have discussed the emergence of children's "presentational self" that is not reducible to the amount of what children expressed in these activities.