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"Now the Pieces Are in Place...": Learning through Personal Storytelling in the Adult Classroom
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Clark, M. Carolyn; Rossiter, Marsha – New Horizons in Adult Education & Human Resource Development, 2006
This article examines the potential of personal storytelling as a pedagogical method. When incorporated into the educational experience, autobiographical stories serve as a primary and fruitful link between lived experience and curricular content, a connection integral to adult learning. These stories enable learners to identify congruencies and…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Adult Students, Personal Narratives, Experience