>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?
Bruno Bettelheim in the 60's and 70's was the expert on using fairy tales
as a learning tool. His book the The Uses of Enchantment is still used by
many University psych grad schools. Much of his writings can also be used
in a corporate environment.
note: most of Bruno B research work is now thought to have been falsified
yet some of his claims have been replicated by others.
Bill Bennet's book on fairy tales is also a good source for individual and
organizational learning.
The following web site is an interesting look at fairy tales:
http://easyweb.easynet.co.uk/~cdaae/fairy/
You may have guessed I do use story telling and tools like " A whack on
the side of the head" cards when doing training.
--E July <ewj@mninter.net>
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