Dreams in the autobiographical narrative. Between order and chaos Cover Image

Marzenia w narracji autobiograficznej. Między porządkiem a chaosem
Dreams in the autobiographical narrative. Between order and chaos

Author(s): Małgorzata Piasecka
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Education, Gerontology
Published by: Uniwersytet Jana Długosza w Częstochowie
Keywords: biography; education; dreams-self-narration; third age

Summary/Abstract: The objective of the paper is providing an answer to the question about educational dimensions ofdreams-self-narrations in biography of senior individuals. In the theoretical part, the authoress focuseson analyses concerning respectively: trajectory of individual biographies and characteristics ofdreams as self-narrations in structuring one’s own biography. In the methodological part, the authoresspresents the assumptions of a research project based on the biographical method by applying narrativeinterviews. In the empirical part, results of vertical and horizontal analyses are presented in theform of the worked out biographical profiles in the context of highlighted areas of study.

  • Issue Year: 2015
  • Issue No: 8
  • Page Range: 199-215
  • Page Count: 17
  • Language: Polish