Narrative Pedagogy: Life History and Learning (Counterpoints #386) (Paperback)

Narrative Pedagogy: Life History and Learning (Counterpoints #386) By Shirley R. Steinberg (Editor), Ivor F. Goodson, Scherto R. Gill Cover Image

Narrative Pedagogy: Life History and Learning (Counterpoints #386) (Paperback)

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It is widely recognised that we are living through an 'age of the narrative'. Many of the constituent disciplines in the social sciences resonate with this trend by using life history and narrative approaches and methods. As we move on from the modernist period which prioritised objectivity into the postmodern regard for subjectivity, this resort to narrative is likely to become more apparent and explicit in academic as well as social and commercial discourse.
One aspect of this narrative form which is commonly overlooked is that of the pedagogic encounter. This is the phenomenon which is addressed by all narrative and biographical research. Fundamentally reflecting and examining the narrative of our lives in the process of learning, this book provides a series of studies and guidelines for what we have termed 'narrative pedagogy.' It presents a resource for an exploration of those narrative processes that can lead to meaningful change and development for individuals and groups within a learning environment and in life-learning. This focus on life history allows us to identify and support routes to learning within the narrative landscape of learners and through these pedagogic encounters.
Product Details ISBN: 9781433108914
ISBN-10: 1433108917
Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publi
Publication Date: December 14th, 2010
Pages: 176
Language: English
Series: Counterpoints