1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910459004603321

Titolo

Exploring learning, identity, and power through life history and narrative research / / edited by Ann-Marie Bathmaker and Penelope Harnett

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2010

ISBN

1-135-16367-7

1-135-16368-5

1-282-57157-5

9786612571572

0-203-85837-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (197 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

BathmakerAnn-Marie

HarnettPenelope

Disciplina

370.72

Soggetti

Education - Biographical methods

Narrative inquiry (Research method)

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 The ethics of writing life histories and narratives in educational research; Chapter 3 A process of (un)becoming: Life history and the professional development of teachers; Chapter 4 Becoming a gay male primary teacher: Dealing with difference; Chapter 5 Changing identities through re-engagement with education: Narrative accounts from two women learners; Chapter 6 Interrogating identity and belonging through life history: Experiences of overseas nurses in post-colonial Britain

Chapter 7 Researching learning in and out of school: A narradigmatic approachChapter 8 Going to the pictures: Learning to see the life histories of minorities within majority narratives; Chapter 9 In our own words: From actions to dialogue; Chapter 10 'I lived down the road from you': Exploring power and identity, then and now; Chapter 11 This do in remembrance of me: Narrative uncertainty and the frothing of



contentious identity; Chapter 12 Life history and narrative research revisited; Recommended reading; Index

Sommario/riassunto

What stories can we tell of ourselves and others and why should they be of interest to others? Exploring Learning, Identity and Power through Life History and Narrative Research responds to these questions with examples from diverse educational and social contexts. The book brings together a collection of writing by different authors who use a narrative/life history approach to explore the experiences of a wide range of people, including teachers, nurses, young people and adults, reflecting on learning and education at significant moments in their lives. In addition, each ch