Professional Education with Fiction Media: Imagination for Engagement and Empathy in Learning

Front Matter ....Pages i-xv
 The Educational Power of Fiction—An Interdisciplinary Exploration  (Christine Jarvis)....Pages 1-26
 Using Fictional Characters to Challenge Ageist Assumptions and Negative Stereotyping  (Catherine Hayes)....Pages 27-47
 Fictionalised Stories Co-produced with Disadvantaged Children and Young People: Uses with Professionals  (Candice Satchwell)....Pages 49-69
 Enhancing E-Learner Engagement by Using Narrative Fiction in Online Nursing and Health Disciplines Courses  (Beth Perry, Margaret Edwards, Katherine Janzen)....Pages 71-92
 Using Harry Potter to Enhance the Critical Appreciation of Law or Questioning Whether the Rule of Law Is as Much a Reality as the Crumpled Horned Snorkack  (Samantha Halliday, in conversation with Christine Jarvis)....Pages 93-106
 Tales from the Butterfly Café: Imagined Dialogues with Fictional Characters for Research and Practice  (Randee Lipson Lawrence)....Pages 107-128
 The Use of a Bookclub to Enhance Science Literacy and Understanding of Infectious Disease Epidemiology  (Joanna Verran)....Pages 129-157
 Understanding Social Media Learning Through Postmodern Literature  (Cheryl Reynolds)....Pages 159-182
 Educating Professionals to Think Critically and Creatively: Using Fiction to Teach in Professional Studies  (Patricia Gouthro)....Pages 183-203
 Shape-Shifting and Stories: Professionalism and Education with Doctor Who  (Ann Harris)....Pages 205-228
 Fairy Tale Endings?  (Christine Jarvis, Patricia Gouthro)....Pages 229-242
Back Matter ....Pages 243-251