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Publication Date: 2018
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Tapping Autobiographical Narratives to Illuminate Resilience: A Transformative Learning Tool for Adult Educators
Educational Gerontology, v44 n2-3 p163-170 2018
Adversity has always been a part of life, however, today's hurricanes and earthquakes in increasingly populated areas, violent unrest creating a global refugee crisis, battlefield stress and work-place harassment, and the challenges of aging populations are demanding a better understanding of how individuals cope with adversity regardless of the source. One answer is resilience. This paper describes a narrative strategy that captures resilience in its many forms based on current research on resilience and transformative learning. Resilience research has moved from a focus on personality traits that help some to rebound to resilience as a process and outcome. As process and outcome, resilience is seen as a teachable attribute. This article applies two metatheories--one from resilience research and one from transformative learning--to data gathered in a qualitative research study on life-story writing. The results provide educators with a tool for facilitating resilience in their learners, clients, and patients.
Descriptors: Resilience (Psychology), Adult Education, Adult Educators, Transformative Learning, Coping, Aging (Individuals), Violence, Natural Disasters, Personality Traits, Teaching Methods, Qualitative Research, Personal Narratives, Writing (Composition), Stress Variables, Interviews
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Adult Education
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