Storying Later Life

Issues, Investigations, and Interventions in Narrative Gerontology
Herausgeber: Kenyon, Gary; Randall, William L; Bohlmeijer, Ernst

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Storying Later Life demonstrates that the biographical side of human aging is every bit as critical to fathom as the biological side, and that aging is about meaning and growth as well as decline. This volume provides an overview of current thinking and new directions, including examples f narrative care as core care.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA
• Seitenzahl: 424
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. Dezember 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 236mm x 160mm x 30mm
• Gewicht: 748g
• ISBN-13: 9780195397956
• ISBN-10: 0195397959
• Artikelnr.: 31301254

Autorenporträt

Gary Kenyon, Ph.D. is founding Chair and Professor, Gerontology Department, St. Thomas University, New Brunswick, Canada. He is listed in Who's Who in Canada and the United States and is a frequent visiting scholar in Europe. Dr. Kenyon is a co-creator of Narrative Gerontology and the concept of Narrative Care. William L. Randall, EdD, is Associate Professor in the Department of Gerontology at St. Thomas University, where he also serves as Director of the Centre for Interdisciplinary Research on Narrative. He is author or co-author of numerous publications on narrative gerontology and biographical aging. He is also principal organizer of the 2002, 2004, and 2010 international-interdisciplinary conferences entitled Narrative Matters. Ernst Bohlmeijer, Ph.D. is Associate Professor Mental Health Promotion at the University of Twente. He is one of the leading international researchers on reminiscence and life-review. He has a special interest in narrative-based and acceptance-based care. He published over 70 articles and book chapters on these topics.