Constructing One’s Own Growth: Narrative structure of a Hero’s Journey in Instructional Design

Lanqi LIANG

Abstract


Constructivism offers a refreshing perspective in education that emphasizes subjectivity and student creativity. The Hero’s Journey is a common structure distilled from myths by Joseph Campbell. To better implement constructivism in the classroom, the Hero’s Journey is examined to build instructional design following the hero’s journey. The Hero’s Journey offers a surprisingly helpful mechanism to practice constructivism in the classroom.


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Constructivism; Hero’s Journey; Instructional design

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3968/12907

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