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Record Nr.

UNINA9910812461603321

Titolo

Life lessons through storytelling : children's exploration of ethics / / Donna Eder with Regina Holyan ; foreword by Gregory Cajete

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bloomington, : Indiana University Press, c2010

ISBN

1-282-81841-4

9786612818417

0-253-00468-3

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (190 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

CajeteGregory <1952->

EderDonna <1951->

HolyanRegina

Disciplina

372.67/7

Soggetti

Storytelling

Social ethics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover -- Contents -- Foreword by Gregory Cajete -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Strengthening Community through Storytelling -- 3. Drawing on Oral Traditions for a Contemporary Storytelling Event -- 4. Of Fables and Children -- 5. "The Wolf Really Wasn't Wicked": Ethical Complexities and "Troubled" Students -- 6. Rabbit Tales (Tails): Kenyan Stories with Multiple Meanings (with Tiffani Saunders) -- 7. "It's Hard to Admit, But Sometimes You Get Jealous": Lessons from the Hyena (with Oluwatope Fashola) -- 8. The Next Stage: Putting It into Practice -- 9. Coming Full Circle: Cross-Cultural Lessons -- Appendix A: A Multimethod Approach to Storytelling -- Appendix B: Examples of Focus Group Interview Questions -- Appendix C: Editions of Aesop's Fables -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

Storytelling empowers children to engage in discussions; explore ideas about power, respect, community, fairness, equality, and justice; and help frame their understanding of complex ethical issues within a society. In Life Lessons through Storytelling, Donna Eder interviews elementary students and presents their responses to stories from different cultures. Using Aesop's fables and Kenyan and Navajo



storytelling traditions as models for classroom use, Eder demonstrates the value of a cross-cultural approach to teaching through storytelling, while providing deep insights into the social psychology of learning.