Applied Storytelling in Education
In 2011 the Sheherazade project was launched and a set of methodologies and materials for using stories and storytelling in adult learning/teaching were developed and brought together in the manual Sheherazade:1001 stories for adult learning.
In 2021 FEST launched a survey to learn more about the use of storytelling in teacher training and education in Europe. The survey set out to identify existing industry needs and opportunities, as well as collect examples of good practice. The survey results provide insight into the current state of applied storytelling in Europe and beyond. The purpose of this report is to raise awareness of storytelling for education as well as improve the quality of its use in education. It also provides an overview of available resources to support the work of education and storytelling
professionals.
The survey generated 69 responses from storytellers based in multiple locations across Europe and other parts of the globe. Storytellers from The United Kingdom contributed 26% of the responses followed by Germany and The Netherlands which made up 20% and 13% respectively. The remaining survey responses came from The Republic of Ireland, Belgium, Poland, France, Turkey, Austria, Portugal, Lithuania, Malta, Italy, Greece, Luxembourg, Denmark, Spain, Finland, Hungary, and India. The wide range of responses has ensured that diverse views and examples have been collected. This contributes towards building a greater understanding of the application of storytelling in teacher training and education.
In 2011 the Sheherazade project was launched and wished to raise awareness of the potential of Storytelling as an educational tool. As part of this project materials and methodologies were developed for the use of stories and storytelling in adult teaching and learning. Using stories and storytelling techniques, the trainer is introducing a great tool within the training process. By offering content as a narrative, transformed into images, one improves the quality of the transfer of this content, introducing stories and storytelling as a tool "performed" by adult learners us a great way to improve creativity, linguistic, social, emotional and artistic skills.
This manual offers ideas and material to help teacher trainers and adult educators apply storytelling in their daily practice.
2021 Survey Report: APPLIED STORYTELLING IN EDUCATION
Survey Report