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Storywork: Autobiographical learning in later life
Author(s) -
Randall William
Publication year - 2010
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.369
Subject(s) - narrative , psychology , adult learning , adult education , identity (music) , adult development , narrative identity , personal identity , autobiographical memory , developmental psychology , pedagogy , cognitive psychology , self concept , aesthetics , literature , art , recall
Abstract By honoring the narrative complexity of personal identity, adult educators can assist older persons in the process of autobiographical learning, that is, learning about themselves and from themselves by reflecting on the stories through which they have defined themselves across the years.