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- Title: Finding Meaning in PDS Stories (Professional Development School ) (Report)
- Author : Teacher Education Quarterly
- Release Date : January 01, 2010
- Genre: Education,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 219 KB
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It is true that storytelling reveals meaning without committing the error of defining it, that it brings about consent and reconciliation with things as they really are, and that we may even trust it to contain, eventually by implication, that last word which we expect from the 'day of judgment.' (Arendt, 2007, pp. 270-271) The Professional Development School (PDS) literature is filled with the stuff of good storytelling--archetypes of an ancient profession, struggles of marginalized individuals against powerful structures, personal triumphs, and devotion to a quest. However, much of the writing about PDS experiences that could be considered storytelling tends to simply recount events with some minimal emphasis on the feelings of participants, more informal language, and personal relationships. As a result, the reader is left with something that is not quite a meaningful story but not quite research either.