The autobiographical interview in the continuing education of pedagogy practioners = L’intervista autobiografica nell’educazione permanente delle professionalità pedagogiche

Andrea Spano

2024-01-01

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Abstract

Sudden social transformations require education professionals to have flexible tools, in order to self-produce knowledge and new professional skills. This short article argues the use of autobiographical interview as a device for the Continuing Education. In the first instance, the reciprocity and the circularity between third-person tale and autobiography is discussed. Secondly, the focus of the reflections moves onto the potential of autobiography, that also consists in creating a new culture about society and the differences that characterize the complexity of our world. Therefore, in accordance with the previous reflections, the use of autobiographical interview collection methods is proposed to support the professional development of educators, educational designers, and pedagogical counsellors. In fact, it is argued that the use of such tools can allow one to learn several aspects regarding different life conditions, to co-construct a Grounded Theory on the phenomena and to support a positive educational relationship.