Innovations in Narrative and Metaphor (PDF)

Dr Sandy Farquhar's interest in narrative and metaphor began during her PhD programme, which focused on the philosophy of education. She has published widely in the area of narrative theories, including her book, Ricoeur, Identity and Early Childhood (2010) and two co-edited special issues of Educational Philosophy and Theory on the philosophy of early childhood (2007 and 2014). She has authored or co-authored a number of papers on narrative identity and metaphor for various journals. Sandy has a variety of teaching and research interests including metaphor studies, theories of narrative, teacher identity, early childhood curriculum, politics and policy, philosophy of education and childhood studies.

Dr Esther Fitzpatrick's interest in narrative and metaphor began with exploring narrative inquiry as a methodology in her Master's thesis, which focussed on generating, analysing and telling children's stories of their perspectives on Pakeha identity. She then proceeded to design and implement an arts-based research project using critical autoethnography and duoethnography as a means of telling the story of becoming a Pakeha educator for her doctorate. She has published and presented extensively in the area of innovative methodologies for generating stories as data. She has authored or co-authored numerous book chapters and articles for various journals. She has a broad range of teaching and research interests including culturally responsive pedagogies, narrative inquiry, critical theory and pedagogy, arts-based methods and strategies, decolonising practices, neoliberalism, and teacher identity.