Life lessons through storytelling : children's exploration of ethics / Donna Eder with Regina Holyan ; foreword by Gregory Cajete.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Cajete, Gregory, 1952-

Eder, Donna, 1951-

Holyan, Regina.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Storytelling.

Social ethics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (190 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bloomington : Indiana University Press, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Storytelling empowers children to engage in discussions; explore ideas about power, respect, community, fairness, equality, and justice; and help frame their understanding of complex ethical issues within a society. In Life Lessons through Storytelling, Donna Eder interviews elementary students and presents their responses to stories from different cultures. Using Aesop's fables and Kenyan and Navajo storytelling traditions as models for classroom use, Eder demonstrates the value of a cross-cultural approach to teaching through storytelling, while providing deep insights into the social psychology of learning.

Contents:

Cover

Contents

Foreword by Gregory Cajete

Acknowledgments

1. Introduction

2. Strengthening Community through Storytelling

3. Drawing on Oral Traditions for a Contemporary Storytelling Event

4. Of Fables and Children

5. "The Wolf Really Wasn't Wicked": Ethical Complexities and "Troubled" Students

6. Rabbit Tales (Tails): Kenyan Stories with Multiple Meanings (with Tiffani Saunders)

7. "It's Hard to Admit, But Sometimes You Get Jealous": Lessons from the Hyena (with Oluwatope Fashola)

8. The Next Stage: Putting It into Practice

9. Coming Full Circle: Cross-Cultural Lessons

Appendix A: A Multimethod Approach to Storytelling

Appendix B: Examples of Focus Group Interview Questions

Appendix C: Editions of Aesop's Fables

Notes

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-282-81841-4

9786612818417

0-253-00468-3

OCLC:

669505961