Alex Sanderson
List of John Benjamins publications in which Alex Sanderson is involved.
Articles
2007 What shapes narrative thought? Effects of story type and culture Narrative Inquiry 17:2, pp. 329–347 | Article
The primary aims of the study were to investigate the narrative strategies used by Italian and Canadian youth on progressive (improving interactions) and regressive (degenerating interactions) stories and to investigate potential differences in story interpretation across the two countries. Two… read more
2005 A narrative analysis of behaviourally troubled adolescents' life stories Narrative Inquiry 15:1, pp. 127–160 | Article
The purpose of this study was to explore street youths' life histories to assess how early negative experiences (e.g., maltreatment) contributed to alternative developmental paths marked by emotional and behavioural difficulties. Ten male and female participants responded to an attachment… read more
1996 Teaching Storytelling: A Microgenetic Analysis of Developing Narrative Competency Journal of Narrative and Life History 6:2, pp. 157–192 | Article
Abstract The development of competency in narrative composition is acknowledged to be a complex process of central importance in the educational enterprise. Recent work suggests that growth in story knowledge is largely dependent on finding a fit among three elements: culturally influenced story… read more