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Shaping a Professional Identity: Stories of Educational Practice,Used
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This book extends Connelly and Clandinins groundbreaking work on personal practical knowledge as the way through which teachers hone their craft Teachers Professional Knowledge Landscapes (1995). Working with a group of teacher researchers, they address the question of how professional identities are formed. The volume includes richly textured stories of professional lives in teacher, administrative, and curriculummaking settings. These thoroughly readable, autobiographical depictions help unravel the narrative interweavings of professional contexts, teacher knowledge, and teacher identity. The authors insightful interpretations of these stories provide valuable implications for teacher education, professional development, and progressive school change.This book puts it all together: teacher stories, administrator stories, and above all an insightful discussion of how these stories relate to knowledge and context.Michael Fullan, University of TorontoOffers profound insights to students of education.through these stories, and the authors analysis of them, we gain a unique angle on how schools operate and the complexity of what we must know to help make them better.Joe L. Kincheloe, Pennsylvania State University and CUNYBrooklyn College
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- Q: What is the main focus of the book 'Shaping a Professional Identity'? A: The book focuses on how professional identities are formed among teachers and includes stories from various educational settings that illustrate the complexities of teacher knowledge and identity.
- Q: Who are the authors of this book? A: The authors of 'Shaping a Professional Identity' are F. Michael Connelly and D. Jean Clandinin.
- Q: What type of insights can readers expect from the stories in this book? A: Readers can expect profound insights into educational practices, the operation of schools, and the complexities of teacher knowledge and identity through richly textured autobiographical stories.
- Q: How does this book contribute to teacher education? A: This book provides valuable implications for teacher education by analyzing stories of professional lives, which can inform professional development and progressive school change.
- Q: What is the binding type of the book? A: The book is available in paperback binding.
- Q: How many pages does 'Shaping a Professional Identity' have? A: The book has a total of 192 pages.
- Q: When was 'Shaping a Professional Identity' published? A: The book was published on April 1, 1999.
- Q: What condition is the used book in? A: The used book is described as being in good condition.
- Q: What themes are explored through the stories in this book? A: The themes explored include personal practical knowledge, the relationship between knowledge and context, and the narrative interweavings of professional contexts and teacher identities.
- Q: Is there a specific audience that would benefit from this book? A: Yes, this book is beneficial for students of education, educators, and those involved in teacher education and professional development.