Transformative Learning Through Creative Life Writing: Exploring the Self in the Learning Process

ISBN-13: 9780415578431 / Angielski / Twarda / 2013 / 216 str.

Celia Hunt

Opis

Arising from a research project conducted over four years, this book examines the effect of creative writing on learners, in terms of their personal development and individual sense of self. The developmental and therapeutic benefits of writing fictional autobiography are examined through case studies following a number of students from diverse backgrounds with wide ranging life histories.

Spis treści

Introduction  1: Creative Life Writing for Personal and Professional Development  Part I – Stories of Transformative Change  2: Expanding the Psyche through the Learning Process  3: Finding a Stance as a Writer: Simon’s Story  4: Reconnecting with the Felt Body for Writing and Learning: Maria’s Story  5: Reconceptualising the Self in Time: Susanna’s Story  Part II – Understanding Mechanisms of Change in Transformative Learning  6: Reflexivity and the Psyche as a Dynamic System  7: Vicissitudes of the Dynamic Psyche and their Consequences for Learning and Creativity  Part III – Facilitating Transformative Change through Creative Life Writing  8: Developing Reflexivity through Creative Life Writing  9: Reflexivity and Group Process  10: Reflection and Reflexivity  Part IV – Implications for Adult Learning  11: Challenges of Transformative Learning through Creative Life Writing  12: Is Transformative Learning a Form of Therapeutic Education?  Conclusion  Appendix by Christine Cohen Park: The Cohen Park Exercises

O autorze

Celia Hunt is Emeritus Reader in Continuing Education (Creative Writing) at the University of Sussex, where she founded the pioneering MA Creative Writing and Personal Development. She was awarded a National Teaching Fellowship by the Higher Education Academy in 2004.