Narrative metaphor as a tool for exploring character formation

An assessment of character development naturally entails assessing the narrative sources that a person draws upon in that formative process. I argue that narrative metaphor provides a lens to gain insight into this process. This article lays a theoretical groundwork that connects narrative metaphor...

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Main Author: Roth, Donald (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage Publishing 2021
In: International journal of Christianity & education
Year: 2021, Volume: 25, Issue: 1, Pages: 96-111
Further subjects:B Pedagogy
B Narrative Identity
B Metaphor
B character formation
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Summary:An assessment of character development naturally entails assessing the narrative sources that a person draws upon in that formative process. I argue that narrative metaphor provides a lens to gain insight into this process. This article lays a theoretical groundwork that connects narrative metaphor to character formation and outlines a range of available Biblical narrative metaphors. It closes by sharing a course assessment that implements this concept and offering some analysis of this assessment to demonstrate how a tool like this can help an institution develop a picture of its students’ character formation.
ISSN:2056-998X
Contains:Enthalten in: International journal of Christianity & education
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/2056997120972430