Autoethnography as a Tool for Integral Human Development and Wayfinding

By: Riva, Susan Mossman

Autoethnography is powerful research method for exploring integral human development by acknowledging lived experience as an insightful source. By reflecting on personal narratives within broader cultural, social, and developmental contexts, autoethnography enables individuals and communities to make sense of identity, meaning, and transformation across lifespans. As a tool for wayfinding, it supports deeper self-awareness and ethical orientation in complex environments. Autoethnography bridges the inner experience with external systems, contributing to more holistic understanding of human growth that integrates cognitive, emotional, cultural, and spiritual dimensions. Autoethnography as a Tool for Integral Human Development and Wayfinding explores the transformative potential of autoethnography as a method for personal and communal growth. It demonstrates how autoethnographic practice helps with the navigation of complex life experiences, offering a path toward integral human development. This book covers topics such as cultural traditions, spiritual practice, and community development, and is a useful resource for sociologists, psychologists, academicians, researchers, and scientists.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GSSC9K18
• ISBN13: 9798337367712
• Release Date: March 2026
• Publisher: Igi Global Scientific Publishing
• Length: 600 Pages
• Weight: 2.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 7.0" x 10.0"