Biographical methods and professional practice: An International Perspective

Biographical methods combine a focus on lifetime individual experience as an essential component of understanding human agency with an examination of interactions with established social structures and institutions. This innovative book goes a step further by bringing together examples of how such approaches have been applied in practice settings and in policy initiatives. As such, it provides a test of the yield and success of biographical approaches, meeting the demands from the field for examples that work and make a difference.