1st Edition

Using Story In Higher Education and Professional Development

By Jennifer A. Moon Copyright 2010
208 Pages
by Routledge

198 Pages
by Routledge

208 Pages
by Routledge

Story 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.... Read more

@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

Biography

Jenny Moon works at the Centre for Excellence in Media Practice at Bournemouth University and as an independent consultant running workshops and projects in higher education and professional development in the UK and internationally.