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What Our Ancestors Knew: Teaching and Learning Through Storytelling
Author(s) -
Lawrence Randee Lipson,
Paige Dennis Swiftdeer
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
new directions for adult and continuing education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1536-0717
pISSN - 1052-2891
DOI - 10.1002/ace.20177
Subject(s) - storytelling , indigenous , citizen journalism , pedagogy , story telling , sociology , adult learning , adult education , traditional knowledge , psychology , narrative , political science , art , literature , ecology , biology , law
The art of storytelling is traced from its roots in indigenous cultural societies. Storytelling in education is described as a participatory learning process that promotes community and understanding.