Storytelling as Pedagogical Practice in Support of Transcendence and Well-Being

The purpose of this article is to explore the potential of storytelling within business ethics education for facilitating transcendence and well-being. In doing so, the article focuses on five areas. First, a brief introduction to workplace spirituality and its association with well-being is provided. Second, consideration is given to the nature of storytelling and its benefits for relational -spiritual teaching. Third, the ways that storytelling (and specific examples of stories) can invite and enhance three interrelated dimensions of transcendent connection (Miller, 2015; Reed, 2018) of relevance in business ethics are described. These include the transpersonal, the interpersonal (including interpersonal transcendence across difference) and the IP: 203.8. 09.20 On: Fri, 26 Apr 20 intrapersonal. Within this discussion, the ways that each of these dimensions can contribute to well-being are identified. Fourth, a relational -spiritual, transformative learning framework within which storytelling can be practiced is provided. Fifth, directions for future research are discussed. 07:54 :10 Delve ed by ngenta