Critical Narrative as Pedagogy

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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)biographicalwriting, psychotherapy, intercultural learning and community development. Educators, researchers and practitioners from diverse disciplines will find th1e case studies collected in this book helpful in expanding their understanding of the potential of narrative as a phenomenon, as methodology, and as pedagogy. Cover Contents Acknowledgements Introduction by Ivor Goodson and Scherto Gill TOWARDS A THEORY OF CRITICAL NARRATIVE AS PEDAGOGY Chapter 1 Mapping the Field of Critical Narrative by Scherto Gill Chapter 2 Reframing the Critical by Scherto Gill Chapter 3 Critical Narrative as Pedagogy by Scherto Gill INDIVIDUAL AUTOBIOGRAPHIES AS CRITICAL NARRATIVE Chapter 4 Ancestral Voices by Ivor Goodson Chapter 5 Defining the Self through Autobiographical Memory by Ivor Goodson Chapter 6 Developing Life Themes by Ivor Goodson CRITICAL NARRATIVE IN DIVERSE LEARNING CONTEXTS Chapter 7 From Demonizing to Humanizing: Transforming Memories of Violence to Stories of Peace by Scherto Gill Chapter 8 The Healing Power of Narrative — Learning from Listening and Telling our Stories by Scherto Gill Chapter 9 Biographical Learning in Higher Education — Critical Dialogue and Praxis by Scherto Gill Bibliography Index