Narrative and the practice of adult education

Rossiter, Marsha 1948- (Author). Clark, M. Carolyn, 1944- (Added Author).

Summary: This book examines narrative learning and a narrative approach to adult education. It is based on the power of personal experience narrative as a path to transformative learning and personal growth.

Record details

ISBN: 1575242222 (alk. paper)
Physical Description: print
x, 187 p. ; 24 cm.
Publisher: Malabar, Fla. : Krieger Pub. Co., 2007.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [173]-182) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Acknowledgments -- The authors -- Locating ourselves within the world of narrative -- Narrative meaning and narrative knowing -- The storied life -- Narrative and adult learning -- Facilitating narrative learning in the classroom -- Text-based narrative learning -- Narrative possibilities in program development -- Narrative and self-understanding -- Situating narrative within the field of adult education -- References -- Index.