Understanding the World Through Narrative
Steve Bowkett, "Understanding the World Through Narrative"
English | ISBN: 1032528974 | 2023 | 186 pages | PDF | 11 MB
English | ISBN: 1032528974 | 2023 | 186 pages | PDF | 11 MB
While many educational books focus on creative and critical thinking skills, this ground-breaking work is the first to deal specifically with the ability to understand, question and evaluate information presented, broadly speaking, in story form.
Story or narrative is central to our understanding of and interaction with the world around us. We only have to think of the ‘mini stories’ encapsulated in many advertisements; the way that topics in science – the story of human evolution for example, in history and other subjects present themselves; the power of myths and legends to act as guides to moral behaviour; and the pervasive way that gossip, rumour and superstition can spread – to recognise the benefits of heightening such awareness in young learners.
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