Story Medicine

Argues that the prevalence of print literacy has diminished the interest in and teaching of oral culture. Describes a storytelling experiences and illustrates the importance of considering oral narrative in the English classroom. Discusses the healing truth of stories, the mental health of adolescen...

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Veröffentlicht in:	English journal 2003-09, Vol.93 (1), p.66-72
1. Verfasser:	McCaleb, Joseph L.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Behavioral Sciences College Students Cultural instruction Culture Death Depression (Psychology) Doctoral Degrees Emotional Disturbances English Instruction English language Folk medicine Folktales Grade 6 Grade 8 Healing Instructional Effectiveness Junior High Schools Literacy Medicine Mental Disorders Mental Health Middle Schools Native Americans Oral literature Oral Tradition Paulsen, Gary Primary Education Schizophrenia Soul Spoken language Story Telling Storytelling Tales Talking Literature Teaching Therapy United States Literature Values Yolen, Jane
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Zusammenfassung:	Argues that the prevalence of print literacy has diminished the interest in and teaching of oral culture. Describes a storytelling experiences and illustrates the importance of considering oral narrative in the English classroom. Discusses the healing truth of stories, the mental health of adolescents, and the oral tradition and relational values. Addresses storytelling in eighth grade and the effectiveness of storytelling. (SG)
ISSN:	0013-8274 2161-8895
DOI:	10.2307/3650573