A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal

Inclusion through storytelling and arts




AuthorsHeli Ketovuori, Mikko Ketovuori

EditorsNot known

PublisherInternational Journal of Arts & Sciences

Publication year2013

JournalJournal of Teaching and Education

Book title Journal of Teaching and Education 2

Journal acronymJTE

Article number1

Number in series2

Volume2

Issue2

First page 1

Last page7

Number of pages7

ISSN2165-6266

eISSN2165-6266


Abstract

The project described herein took place in Pokomo, Kenya and Turku, Finland. The idea behind the project was to provide tools for language learning by gathering local stories from schoolchildren and collecting drawings, narratives and photos for a book telling about the lives of children in both places.The material was released also in an exhibition held in both Kenya and Finland. While working with children in Kenya, local teachers were trained in using computers, in the arts and, above all, ininclusion. By using story crafting method the “unique opportunity to tell their stories with their own voices and, at same time, to compare life from another country’s perspective.



 



 



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