Pioneers Past and Present: Curriculum insights from stories that link through generations
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narrative, life stories, crossing generations, curriculumAbstract
ABSTRACT. Stories that were written by my grandfather at the turn of the 20th century spiraled into my daily life as a nurse-teacher at the turn of the 21st century. In this paper, I explore a common plotline of my Afi (Islandic for grandfather) and me as pioneers by linking his life stories to the tensions I experience in my contemporary professional worklife. Our narratives intersect, crossing generations with stories that illuminate for me ways to understand these tensions as a faculty member and curriculum-maker. LES PIONNIERS DE PASSSÉ ET DU PRÉSENT : PERTINENCE POUR LES PROGRAMMES D’ÉTUDES DES HISTOIRES TRAVERSANT LES GÉNÉRATIONS RÉSUMÉ. Des récits rédigés par mon grand-père au tournant du XXe siècle refont surface dans mon quotidien d’infirmière-enseignante au tournant du XXIe siècle. Dans ce document, j’explore une intrigue commune mettant en scène mon Afi (grand-père en islandais) et moi-même comme pionniers en établissant un lien entre les récits de la vie de mon grand-père et les tensions que je ressens dans ma vie professionnelle contemporaine. Nos récits s’entrecroisent et franchissent les générations en me révélant des moyens de comprendre ces tensions à titre de professeure et de conceptrice de programmes.Downloads
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2006-11-11
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Lindsay, G. M., & Bjarnason, J. W. (2006). Pioneers Past and Present: Curriculum insights from stories that link through generations. McGill Journal of Education / Revue Des Sciences De l’éducation De McGill, 40(1). Retrieved from https://mje.mcgill.ca/article/view/557
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