Steinberg, Shirley R.Markides, Jennifer Megan2020-09-292020-09-292020-09-25Markides, J. M. (2020). Wisdom and Well-Being Post-Disaster: Stories Told by Youth (Doctoral thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca.http://hdl.handle.net/1880/112606In this dissertation, I embraced bricolage (Denzin & Lincoln, 2000, 2018; Kincheloe, 2001, 2005b; Kincheloe, McLaren, & Steinberg, 2011; Rogers, 2012; Steinberg, 2006; Steinberg, Berry, & Kincheloe, 2020) as a responsive, dynamic, and reflexive research orientation. Guided by Jo-ann Archibald’s (2008a, 2008b) storywork principles, I conducted ethnographic interviews and gathered the stories of youth who graduated the year of the 2013 High River flood. I wondered how they experienced the flood and post-disaster recovery, as they transitioned from life-in-schools to life-out-of-schools. Conducting research with a vulnerable population required an ethic of care (Gilligan, 1982; Noddings, 1984, 2012). Through storywork, I was conscious of my responsibilities to the participants and their stories. I engaged in deep listening and critical reflection to learn from the youths’ experiences. Following the four directions teachings of Elder Bob Cardinal of the Maskekosihk Enoch Cree Nation, I considered the emotional, spiritual, mental, and physical well-being of the youth, as evidenced in their stories. Using Elder Cardinal’s holistic framework as a guide (Elder Bob Cardinal, personal communication, September, 2016 to July, 2017; Latremouille, 2016; University of Alberta, 2016), I created and re-created a holistic conceptual framework in response to the emergent needs and ideas shared by the youth. I re-presented their narratives in storied métissage, entered into generative dialogues with the holistic teachers, and engaged in meaning-making processes. Moving from listener/researcher to storyteller, I am responsible for carrying the stories of the youth forward to new audiences towards transformational learning and holistic well-being.engUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.youthstoryworkwell-beingbricolagedisasterholistic frameworkEducation--Curriculum and Instructiondoctoral thesishttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/38265