CULTURAL BACKGROUND AND STORYTELLING - A REVIEW AND IMPLICATIONS FOR SCHOOLING

In this article I synthesize research on the importance of stories in classrooms, on storytelling form and how it differs from culture to cu lture, and on some implications of these different traditions of story telling. I draw on qualitative and quantitative research. I conclude b y proposing some ideas teachers might consider as they plan instructio n on world literature and by offering directions for future research.