LIFE-NARRATIVES AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
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Received
15 March 2024
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Accepted
05 August 2024
Available Online
15 November 2024
Abstract
THE ARGUMENT OF THIS PAPER THAT THE CONNECTION BETWEEN NARRATIVE, IDENTITY, EDUCATION AND THERAPY (ALL ARE GENERIC TERMS THAT WILL BE LATER PRESENTED IN MORE DEPTH) CAN BE USED IN AN ENGLISH CLASS WHEN TEACHING AUTOBIOGRAPHIES, BIOGRAPHIES, MEMOIRS AND DIARIES TO INVITE STUDENTS TO ACQUIRE CERTAIN TOOLS THAT ALLOW THEM TO ASSESS CLOSURE BOTH IN THEIR LIVES AND IN THE LIVES OF THE PEOPLE THAT IMPACT THEM. SPECIAL FOCUS WILL BE GIVEN TO THE CULTURAL AND EDUCATIONAL FRAMEWORK THAT CAN HARBOR, AS A VIABLE ALTERNATIVE, A NARRATIVE APPROACH TO IDENTITY, TO THE RESULTS OF NARRATIVE RESEARCH AND THERAPY IN HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, AND TO THE IMPLICATIONS OF TEACHING NON-FICTION LITERATURE TO PROMOTE HUMAN DEVELOPMENT.
Keywords
BIOGRAPHICAL WRITING
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
PEDAGOGY
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