{"product_id":"the-complex-development-of-preservice-and-inservice-teacher-identities-9781433173134","title":"The Complex Development of Preservice and","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePrevious scholars have investigated aspects of the complexity of teacher identity and demonstrated the need to look beyond skills and generalized best practices to consider social processes and power relationships. However, few books focus on teacher identities at both the micro and macro levels. In this timely book, the authors argue that teacher identity awareness is crucial for both preservice and in-service teachers who desire deeper knowledge about the role of identities in effective instruction. \u003ci\u003eThe Complex Development of Preservice and Inservice Teacher Identities \u003c\/i\u003ebreaks new theoretical ground in understanding teacher identities by bringing a process drama lens to bear on development at the macro and micro levels. Process drama uses dramatic structures such as teacher in role, students in role, tableau and others to activate imaginations and explore interpretive possibilities. Through this lens Crumpler and Handsfield show how teacher identities are performed, reproduc\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"There has been a lot written about teacher identity, but Reimagining Teacher Identity Researchby veteran literacy scholars Thomas Crumpler and Lara Handsfield is a game changer. It provides a fine-grained analysis of teaching and learning that does not shy away addressing power dynamics and social reproduction. At the same time, it points toward the possibilities of genuine teacher agency and social transformation through drama and the critical imagination. A much-needed study in this period of mechanistic and decontextualized pedagogical practices.\"  --Gerald Campano, Ph.D. Professor Chair, Literacy, Culture, and International Education (LCIE) Division Graduate School of Education University of Pennsylvania Co-Editor, \u003ci\u003eResearch in the Teaching of English\u003c\/i\u003e  Co-Convenor, Ethnography in Education Research Forum\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Figures – List of Tables – Brian Edmiston: Foreword – Acknowledgments – Introduction – The Complexities of Teacher Identity – Setting the Stage: Scenes of Inquiry in Pre- and Inservice Teacher Development – First Interlude—Dylan – Identity as Becoming in Professional Development: Isabel’s Multiple Positioning – Mobile Literacies, Scaling Practices, and Mobile Identities – Performing Multiple Identities in Student Teaching – Second Interlude—Camille – Exploring Teacher Identity Development Through Study Groups – Reimagining Teacher Identity Research—A Dramatic Approach – Index.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Peter Lang Publishing Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51039665127767,"sku":"9781433173134","price":76.23,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781433173134.jpg?v=1750944417","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-complex-development-of-preservice-and-inservice-teacher-identities-9781433173134","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}