Fairy stories as Learning Histories? LO15998

Richard C. Holloway (learnshops@thresholds.com)
Tue, 25 Nov 1997 14:38:57 -0800

Replying to LO15978 --

martin.silcock@wedgwood.com wrote:

> On a broader idea, how far can fairy stories help organisational
> learning?! Are they learning histories :). could they be used in
> education to inform as well as entertain?

Stories have different levels of meaning for people, as do all works of
craft or art. As such, they are frequently unpredictable in a diversely
multicultural setting. If the analogies and metaphors of the stories are
broadly applicable, then they are more likely to be appropriate.

I've used a number of stories--but generally find Aesop's Fables an
interesting source for ideas. You can find an excellent online exhibit of
these at:

<http://www.pacificnet.net/~johnr/aesop/>

Doc

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