Teacher Narrative as Critical Inquiry: Rewriting the Script (Practitioner Inquiry Series)

Research on teacher learning has too often excluded personal development in considering professional development. This timely book argues that the development of a professional identity is inextricable from personal identity. It suggests that when teachers are given the opportunity to compose their own stories of learning within a supportive community, they can then begin to compose new narratives of identity and practice. This book is a critical tool for educators seeking to refine their teaching practice and author their own development.

Joy S. Ritchie is an associate professor of English and women’s studies in the Department of English, University of Nebraska, Lincoln. David E. Wilson is an associate professor of English education in the Center for Curriculum and Instruction, University of Nebraska, Lincoln.