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Story Writing In The Accounting Classroom, Michelle Freeman, Mark Friedman
Story Writing In The Accounting Classroom, Michelle Freeman, Mark Friedman
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A story is an established method of communicating fact, fiction, parable, and myth from cultural generation to generation. Is it possible to actively engage accounting students with content when the student becomes the storywriter? Can story writing by the student be an effective teaching tool, and should accounting professors consider its use in their classrooms? This archival research seeks to review the literature regarding the value of story writing as a pedagogical tool across academic disciplines in higher education, synthesize the findings of existing research and describe the uses, benefits and difficulties with using story writing in various accountancy classes …
Storytelling In The Accounting Classroom, Michelle Freeman, Gary Burkette
Storytelling In The Accounting Classroom, Michelle Freeman, Gary Burkette
ETSU Faculty Works
Under what conditions and in what situations is the telling of personal history and other stories an effective teaching tool?
Storytelling has been used by many of the greatest teachers throughout history. Plato, Jesus and Gandi, used stories, parables and personal histories to educate students (Zabel 1991). In fact, storytelling has been referred to as the foundation of the teaching profession (Abrahamson 1998). In recent years, the use of storytelling has received attention from academic researchers and has been studied in several academic disciplines. It has been suggested that the use of storytelling in higher education settings increases student performance …