You're not alone: discovering the power of sharing life narratives as academic women
Author(s)
Barker, Michelle
Webster-Wright, Ann
Gannaway, Deanne
Green, Wendy
Year published
2018
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This chapter speaks to how life narratives were shared in a collaborative journey with six women at different stages of their lives and academic careers. The Life Review process, a carefully structured and facilitated approach to guided autobiography, enabled group members to share deeply personal reflections on the nuances and complexities of life as women academics with multi-layered identities. Through sharing angst and celebrating successes, group members experienced a transformative process that enabled them to develop a new sense of agency and clarity about how they negotiated multiple expectations and responsibilities ...
View more >This chapter speaks to how life narratives were shared in a collaborative journey with six women at different stages of their lives and academic careers. The Life Review process, a carefully structured and facilitated approach to guided autobiography, enabled group members to share deeply personal reflections on the nuances and complexities of life as women academics with multi-layered identities. Through sharing angst and celebrating successes, group members experienced a transformative process that enabled them to develop a new sense of agency and clarity about how they negotiated multiple expectations and responsibilities inherent in their lives.
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View more >This chapter speaks to how life narratives were shared in a collaborative journey with six women at different stages of their lives and academic careers. The Life Review process, a carefully structured and facilitated approach to guided autobiography, enabled group members to share deeply personal reflections on the nuances and complexities of life as women academics with multi-layered identities. Through sharing angst and celebrating successes, group members experienced a transformative process that enabled them to develop a new sense of agency and clarity about how they negotiated multiple expectations and responsibilities inherent in their lives.
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Book Title
Women Activating Agency in Academia: Metaphors, Manifestos and Memoir
Subject
Human society