A Heart of Wisdom: Life Writing as Empathetic Inquiry (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781433115301)

This anthology explores life writing as a mode of educational inquiry, one where students and teachers may get a heart of wisdom as they struggle with the tensions and complexities of learning and teaching in challenging contemporary circumstances. Contributors write first-person creative non-fiction in a variety of life-writing genres, such as memoir, poetry, personal essay, and various blended genres. Four sections entitled Memory Work, Place Work, Curriculum Work, and Social Work explore the struggles and joys of pedagogy where relationships are at the heart of teaching and learning. The essays address questions such as: What critical moments in learning and teaching change lives? What stories need to be told? What questions ache to be asked?

Author: William F. Pinar
ISBN-10: 1433115301
ISBN-13: 9781433115301
Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publi
Language: English
Published: 11/30/2012
Pages: 394
Format: Hardcover