“I Hope When I am Gone, They Will Remember My Stories”

Storytelling Methodology in Educational Research

Yazarlar

  • Xandie Thompson Mount Saint Vincent University
  • Susan Brigham Mount Saint Vincent University
  • Cassandra McDonald Mount Saint Vincent University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18432/ari29893

Anahtar Kelimeler:

stories- storytelling methodology- lifelong learning- research- voice

Özet

Abstract: This article emphasizes the historical role of storytelling as a way of coming to know. We discuss storytelling in research contexts. We look back on storytelling methodology as a way of looking ahead. Storytelling methodology challenges more conventional approaches to research. It approaches research in a way that is relational, reciprocal, and respectful. Bringing together three studies in the field of lifelong learning, we highlight the storytelling methodology with a focus on intergenerational learning and share key themes that storytelling across generations shares.

Yazar Biyografileri

Xandie Thompson, Mount Saint Vincent University

Xandie Thompson holds a Master of Arts degree in Education (Lifelong Learning) from Mount Saint Vincent University as well as a Master of Arts degree in Psychology from the University of Pretoria in South Africa. She loves collaborative arts-based inquiry, stories, photography, and exploring new places.

Susan Brigham, Mount Saint Vincent University

Susan M. Brigham, PhD, is Full Professor in the Faculty of Education at Mount Saint Vincent University. Her research interests include adult education, teacher education, diversity issues, Africentricity, migration, and arts-based research methods. She has taught, conducted research, and presented her work in Africa, Asia, Europe, the Caribbean, and North America.

Cassandra McDonald, Mount Saint Vincent University

Cassandra McDonald teaches in the Family Studies department at Mount Saint Vincent University and works with older adults at Caritas House. She holds an MA in Education (Lifelong Learning) from MSVU. Her work is grounded in a deep commitment to community-based education, gender equity, and intergenerational connections.

Chromosome Territories, 2022 (P. Sameshima). Artwork: wire and beads arranged in a circular manner against winter trees with blue sky in the background.

İndir

Yayınlanmış

2025-10-26

Nasıl Atıf Yapılır

Thompson, X., Brigham, S., & McDonald, C. (2025). “I Hope When I am Gone, They Will Remember My Stories”: Storytelling Methodology in Educational Research. Art/Research/International:/A/Transdisciplinary/Journal, 9(2), 481–501. https://doi.org/10.18432/ari29893

Sayı

Cilt 9 Sayı 2 (2025): Artful Futures: Reflections on the Evolution of the Arts in Research

Bölüm

ARI Special Issue

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Telif Hakkı (c) 2025 Xandie Thompson, Susan Brigham, Cassandra McDonald

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