Old Wive's Tales: Questing To Understand Visual Memories.

Smith-Shank, Deborah L.; Schwiebert, Valerie L.

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ERIC Number: EJ612143

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 2000

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Old Wive's Tales: Questing To Understand Visual Memories.

Smith-Shank, Deborah L.; Schwiebert, Valerie L.

Studies in Art Education, v41 n2 p178-90 Win 2000

Examines the visual memories of women over 70 years old that take place during a long life and the roles of visual culture in memory and in mental images through interview and focus groups. Indicates that older women's stories anticipate feminist issues and do not conform to traditional male models of understanding. (CMK)

Descriptors: Females, Focus Groups, Higher Education, Interviews, Memory, Older Adults, Oral Tradition, Personal Narratives, Qualitative Research, Visualization

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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