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Learning through a Winter's Tale
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Vidotto, Kristie – English in Australia, 2010
In this article, the author shares her experience during the final semester of Year 11 Theatre Studies when she performed a monologue about Hermione from "The Winter's Tale". This experience was extremely significant to her because it nearly made her lose faith in one of the most important parts of her life, drama. She believes this…
Descriptors: Tales, Student Experience, Emotional Experience, Drama
Researcher Tales and Research Ethics: The Spaces in Which We Find Ourselves
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White, Julie; Fitzgerald, Tanya – International Journal of Research & Method in Education, 2010
The tales we tell here focus on the ethical issues arising from our research practice with vulnerable young participants and those for whom research has been inextricably linked with European imperialism and colonialism. The importance of relational obligations, temporality and potential for a continuing narrative approach to ethical research…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Tales, Ethics, Youth Programs
Shieldwolf and the Shadow: Entering the Place of Transformation
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Bowers, Randolph – Australian Journal of Indigenous Education, 2005
This paper speaks from a poetic voice and briefly discusses the untamed nature of metaphor and narrative. Then the story is shared. The tale relates to how healing of identity, after eons of racism, sexism, homophobia and other forms of social isolation and internalised sorrow, requires deep abiding patience. Situated in transpersonal or spiritual…
Descriptors: Figurative Language, Tales, Religious Factors, Counseling Techniques
Telling Tales: Australian Voices. Australian Studies in Language and Education Monograph Series.
Moss, Peter – 1977
This monograph contains a report of the field work stage of a research project, on the educational significance of the modern Australian oral tradition, which involved the collection of recordings of people telling tales, reminiscing, recalling personal events of significance, and recounting traditional Australian legends from non-Aboriginal…
Descriptors: English Instruction, Foreign Countries, Language Usage, Oral History
Let's Tell Stories: Sharing Stories with Young Children. AECA Resource Book Series, Volume 3, Number 3.
Smyth, Jane – AECA Resource Book Series, 1996
Stories are one means of communication between people of all ages. The telling of stories or listening to them is a part of a tradition as old as human experience. This guide gives practical advice, curriculum suggestions, and story examples for teachers interested in using storytelling with young children. The following are the sections: (1)…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Foreign Countries, Narration, Reading Aloud to Others
Oral Stories and Responses to Literature: Some New Sources and Results.
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Moss, P. D. – Educational Review, 1979
Describes an experimental project where taped stories were presented to secondary pupils for their formal responses. Responses were correlated with age, IQ, and reading ability. In general, older students had higher appreciation and awareness scores, independent of any formal ability factor. Texts of these Australian stories are appended.…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Listening, Literature Appreciation, Oral Interpretation