Critical narrative as pedagogy / Ivor Goodson and Scherto Gill.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Goodson, Ivor, author.

Gill, Scherto, author.

Series:

Critical pedagogy today series.

Critical pedagogy today

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Autobiography.

Critical pedagogy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (289 p.)

Edition:

First published 2014.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY ; London : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Ivor Goodson and Scherto Gill analyse and discuss a series of trans-disciplinary case studies from diverse cultures and argue that narrative is not only a rich and profound way for humans to make sense of their lives, but also in itself a process of pedagogical encounter, learning and transformation. As pedagogic sites, life narratives allow the individual to critically examine their 'scripts' for learning which are encapsulated in their thought processes, discourses, beliefs and values. Goodson and Gill show how narratives can help educators and students shift from a disenfranchised tradition to one of empowerment. This unique book brings together case studies of life narratives as an approach to learning and meaning-making in different disciplines and cultural settings, including teacher education, adult learning, (auto)biographical writing, psychotherapy, intercultural learning and community development. Educators, researchers and practitioners from diverse disciplines will find the case studies collected in this book helpful in expanding their understanding of the potential of narrative as a phenomenon, as methodology, and as pedagogy

Contents:

Mapping the field of critical narrative

S. R. Gill

Reframing the critical

Critical narrative as pedagogy

Individual autobiographies as critical narrative

Ancestral voices

I. F. Goodson

Defining the self through autobiographical memory

Developing life themes

Critical narrative in diverse learning contexts

From demonising to humanising : transforming memories of violence to stories of peace

The healing power of narrative learning from listening and telling our stories

S. R. Gill with M. Cantacuzino, D. Grant and P. Miles

Biographical learning critical dialogue and praxis

S. R. Gill.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-62356-382-8

1-4725-5312-8

1-62356-689-4

OCLC:

880459651