An Innovative International Community Engagement Approach: Story Circles as Catalysts for Transformative Learning
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| Title: | An Innovative International Community Engagement Approach: Story Circles as Catalysts for Transformative Learning |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Maslin-Ostrowski, Pat, Drago-Severson, Eleanor, Ferguson, Janet, Marsick, Victoria J., Hallett, Margaret |
| Source: | Journal of Transformative Education. Apr 2018 16(2):130-150. |
| Availability: | SAGE Publications. 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320. Tel: 800-818-7243; Tel: 805-499-9774; Fax: 800-583-2665; e-mail: journals@sagepub.com; Web site: http://sagepub.com |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 21 |
| Publication Date: | 2018 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Elementary Secondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Transformative Learning, Educational Improvement, Social Change, Educational Innovation, Foreign Countries, Alumni, Community Involvement, Story Telling, Educational Change, Strategic Planning, Interviews, Administrator Attitudes, Public Schools, Observation |
| Geographic Terms: | Bermuda |
| DOI: | 10.1177/1541344617707840 |
| ISSN: | 1541-3446 |
| Abstract: | The purpose of this article is to describe the successes and challenges of an innovative community engagement initiative in Bermuda, Education for All, in order to enlarge our understanding of how a community uses storytelling as a catalyst for transformative learning. Sponsored by the Coalition for Community Activism, community members and nonprofit groups united to facilitate an islandwide conversation about the student experience. They aspired to transform how people think about what constitutes an appropriate education and, ultimately, reframe the Bermuda conversation of schooling. We trace the evolution of the project attending to how adults came together around a shared purpose and vision for improving education. In so doing, we illuminate the complexities of using story as a catalyst for transformative learning. We provide a story circle protocol developed to gather stories of public school alumni. This story project for social change has implications for community leaders globally. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Number of References: | 34 |
| Entry Date: | 2018 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1172052 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | The purpose of this article is to describe the successes and challenges of an innovative community engagement initiative in Bermuda, Education for All, in order to enlarge our understanding of how a community uses storytelling as a catalyst for transformative learning. Sponsored by the Coalition for Community Activism, community members and nonprofit groups united to facilitate an islandwide conversation about the student experience. They aspired to transform how people think about what constitutes an appropriate education and, ultimately, reframe the Bermuda conversation of schooling. We trace the evolution of the project attending to how adults came together around a shared purpose and vision for improving education. In so doing, we illuminate the complexities of using story as a catalyst for transformative learning. We provide a story circle protocol developed to gather stories of public school alumni. This story project for social change has implications for community leaders globally. |
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| ISSN: | 1541-3446 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/1541344617707840 |
