Professional Identities in Initial Teacher Education The Narratives and Questions of Teacher Agency /

• Main Author: Mifsud, Denise (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Subjects: Teaching.; Professional education.; Vocational education.; Self.; Identity (Psychology).; School management and organization.; School administration.; Teaching and Teacher Education.; Professional & Vocational Education.; Self and Identity.; Administration, Organization and Leadership.

This book explores the perception, construction and performance of professional identities in initial teacher education (ITE). Drawn from a collection of narrative data from postgraduate students, the author explores these topics through school placement, career choice motivations, the attractivenes...

Table of Contents:

• Chapter 1. Setting the Stage for Student Teacher Identities in Initial Teacher Education
• Chapter 2. Initial Teacher Education and Its Representation in Literature: Global Policy Narratives
• Chapter 3. The Attractiveness of the Teaching Profession and Possible Links to Career Choice Motivations. - Chapter 4. Always Wanted to Become a Teacher Because...Exploring Career Choice Motivations from the Lens of Actor-Network Theory
• Chapter 5. Who Am I? Student Teachers and Their Narratives of Identity Perception, Construction and Performance
• Chapter 6. The Presentation of Personal and Professional Selves: A Goffmanesque Perspective of Student Teachers' Identity Crises
• Chapter 7. Exploring the Role of School Placement from a Foucauldian Perspective: The Theory-Policy-Practice Divide
• Chapter 8. Professional Standardization and Teacher Agency? What Space for Leadership Development? Chapter 9. Concluding Remarks.