Description
Book SynopsisStory is everywhere in human lives and cultures and it features strongly in the processes of teaching and learning. Story can be called narrative, case study, critical incident, life history, anecdote, scenario, illustration or example, creative writing, storytelling; it is a unit of communication, it is in the products of the media industries, in therapy and in our daily acts of reflecting. Stories are ''told'' in many ways - they are spoken, written, filmed, mimed or acted, presented as cartoons and in new media formats and through all these, they are associated with both teaching and learning processes but in different ways and at different levels. As a result of growing interest and simultaneous confusion about story, it is timely to untangle the various meanings of story so that we can draw out and extend its value and use.
Using Story aims to clarify what we mean by story, to seek out where story occurs in education and life and to explore the processes b
Table of Contents
@contents: Preface Part 1: Some Introductory Ideas 1. Introduction: Bringing Story into Education and Professional Development 2. The Multiple Dimensions of Story Part 2: Theory - Story and Human Functioning 3. Learning and the Understanding of Stories 4. The Deployment of Meaning in Story 5. Social, Cultural and Communication Functions of Story 6. Taking Stock: Reflecting on Insights and the Educational Roles of Story Part 3: Story in Higher Education and Professional Development: A Treasury of Ideas 7. Enhancing Thinking and Learning Processes with Story 8. Stories of Experience in Personal and Professional Development 9. Story as Case Study, Scenario and Critical Incident 10. Story for Promoting Change 11. Story and Research 12. Uses of Fiction in Education 13. Oral Storytelling in Education 14. New Ways with Story Index References
