Professional Education with Fiction Media: Imagination for Engagement and Empathy in Learning

ISBN-13: 9783030176921 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019 / 251 str.

Christine Jarvis; Patricia Gouthro

Spis treści

Chapter 1. The educational power of fiction: an interdisciplinary exploration; Christine Jarvis.- Chapter 2. Using fictional characters to challenge ageist assumptions and negative stereotyping in affective domain learning; Catherine Hayes.- Chapter 3. Fictionalised stories co-produced with disadvantaged children and young people: Uses with professionals; Candice Satchwell.- Chapter 4. Enhancing e-learner engagement by using narrative fiction in online nursing and health discipline courses; Beth Perry, Margaret Edwards and Katherine Janzen.- Chapter 5. Using Harry Potter to enhance the critical appreciation of law or questioning whether the rule of law is as much a reality as the crumple horned snorcack; Samantha Halliday in conversation with Christine Jarvis.- Chapter 6. Tales from the Butterfly Café: Imagined dialogues with fictional characters for research and practice; Randee Lipson Lawrence.- Chapter 7. The use of a book club to enhance science literacy and understanding of infectious disease epidemiology; Joanne Verran.- Chapter 8. Understanding social media learning through post-modern literature; Cheryl Reynolds.- Chapter 9. Educating professionals to think critically and creatively: Using fiction to teach in professional studies; Patricia Gouthro.- Chapter 10. Shape-shifting and stories: Professionalism and education with Dr. Who; Ann Harris.- Chapter 11. Fairy tale endings; Christine Jarvis and Patricia Gouthro

O autorze

Christine Jarvis is Professor of Adult Education at the University of Huddersfield, UK. Her research interests combine literary studies, cultural studies and education, and she has published widely on the impact of literature upon student worldviews and children’s and young adult fiction.

Patricia Gouthro is Professor in Graduate Studies in Lifelong Learning at Mount Saint Vincent University, Canada. Her research interests focus on adult and higher education and she has published extensively on lifelong learning and fiction writing.