This article suggests that narrative meaning structures have different modes of existence: the “told”, the “inner” and the “lived” modes. Their definitions and mutual relationships are presented in the form of a schematic model. The inner narrative represents the experiental mode of narrative form. It is an individual’s interpretation of his/her life, in which the past events, present situation...

narrative has being existed in many different forms through communities in all places and all times. it began with human history, and there has been no nation with any narrative. narrative is just like life. since the man is under the influence of story’s narrative logic, the structure of [1]narration has an extensive range just like the variety of lives of human societies. what makes the narra...

Written to honor the immense contribution of Michael White as a leader in the development of narrative therapy, this historical essay contrasts the origins of psychoanalysis, family therapy and narrative therapy. Changes in the understanding of therapeutic strategies, methods of training and supervision, styles of leadership, the involvement of audiences in the therapeutic and training processe...

Narrative-centered learning environments hold significant promise for K-12 STEM education. Much of the appeal of narrative-centered learning arises from the capability of narrative to provide a meaningful structure for integrating pedagogical objectives into a unifying, coherent form that serves as a powerful motivating force for students. This chapter explores the relationship between narrativ...

identification of the factors causing change in policy process plays an important role in implementing healthy policy process. narrative policy framework introduces new concepts and tools to identify the factors causing policy change. one of the important variables in narrative policy framework is narrative structure. narrative structure has so many elements which the main one is plot. plot lin...

narrative style is the main feature of mehdi akhavan sales (1928-1990), one of the famous contemporary persian poets. but what gives a special prominence to his narrative poems and makes it distinct from the works of other contemporary poets is his idiosyncratic use of narrative techniques and methods. he employed in his works the element of narration in a distinctive manner. although, the narr...

Research in intelligent narrative technologies has recently experienced a significant resurgence. As the field matures, devising principled evaluation methodologies will become increasingly important to ensure continued progress. Because of the complexities of narrative phenomena, as well as the inherent subjectivity of narrative experiences, effectively evaluating intelligent narrative technol...

We explore the design issues of adaptive hyperbooks in relation to how using hypermedia technology changes the nature of the traditional book. To address some of these issues we have developed and tested MetaLinks, an authoring tool and web server for adaptive hyperbooks. The system is designed to: 1) support inquiry, exploratory, or curiosity-driven learning in richly interconnected material; ...