Linguistique de l’écrit

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Résumé

Both narratives and narrative research engage with the construction of meaning through the organisation and interpretation of experience – whether the experience of individuals, communities, or countries. Narratives help us make sense of the world and communicate our understanding of it. Bruner (Bruner 1986; Connelly and Clandinin 1990) suggests that the power of narrative is to render "the exceptional and the unusual into comprehensible form" (p. 47); Clandinin and Connelly (1990) claim that people tell stories because they "lead storied lives' (p. 2). Narrative is the form by which we think of ourselves and others; we generate stories as a way of constructing our lives.

Détails de la publication

Publié dans:

Smeyers Paul, Bridges David, Burbules Nicholas C., Griffiths Morwenna (2015) International handbook of interpretation in educational research. Dordrecht, Springer.

Pages: 81-86

DOI: 10.1007/978-94-017-9282-0_5

Citation complète:

Johnston-Parsons Marilyn, Watts Michael F., 2015, Introduction. In P. Smeyers, D. Bridges, N. C. Burbules & Griffiths (eds.) International handbook of interpretation in educational research (81-86). Dordrecht, Springer.