Pastoral participation in school context: transforming trauma

The research started in a school context where the teachers were severely affected by the changes in and closing of their school. In my qualitatively based research project, I embarked with the research participants on a pastoral, narrative- and appreciative inquiry approach which assist the teacher...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Geldenhuys, Marina, M.Th.
Other Authors: Dreyer, J.S.
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: 2009
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10500/1595
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Summary:The research started in a school context where the teachers were severely affected by the changes in and closing of their school. In my qualitatively based research project, I embarked with the research participants on a pastoral, narrative- and appreciative inquiry approach which assist the teachers to deal more efficiently with the effects of the changes they experienced. By sharing and reflecting on their stories, a climate that's conducive to their well-being was constructed. I describe how my participatory action research invited the teachers to be active research participants, who are responsible for their own construction of richer or alternative meanings in their lives. === Practical theology === M. Th. (Pastoral Therapy)