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The
Career-learning Café underpinning CHALLENGING
BIOGRAPHIES:
why
this?... and why now? We
live in a world of change and uncertainty. We all need new ways of saying
what we seek, and knowing how to get it. It means knowing how to tell
each our own story. Twentieth-century stories often spoke of lives in
job-for-life employment. It doesn't work in the same way any more. Too
much has changed – economically, socially, culturally, emotionally
and biographically. And
careers workers are, themselves, not exempt from the stress. They too
must find ways of redefining and redirecting their work. Conventionally
based research and theory no longer help.
What
is available on this site? In
his contribution (now updated) ‘Guidance:
too many lists, not enough stories’ Bill uses biographical
writing to show how stories naturally express the way people think about
working life - in their own lives in and in its links to community: Andrew
Edwards (editor) Other articles... In
‘Narrative and career guidance: small talk or useful dialogue?’,
Hazel Reid describes a quest for new ways of working in practice. It needs,
says, ‘a better theory’, and she illustrates how various theorists
use narrative to frame new thinking. In
‘Researching lives: and the challenge of auto/biographical perspectives’,
Linden West The book closes with Andrew, Bill, Linden and Hazel asking questions and comparing answers. To get hold of the book contact: Department
for Career and Personal Development phone: 01892 507500 also,
take a look at: You
are in
eaves-droppings
from the Conference other- including practical - material on using narrative any thoughts? bill@hihohiho.com
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