Re-conceptualizing Teachers’ Narrative Inquiry as Professional Development

We offer a more nuanced characterization of teachers’ narrative inquiry as professional development (Johnson & Golombek, 2002) by grounding our definition of and empirical research on teachers’ narrative inquiry from a Vygotskian sociocultural theoretical perspective. Our goal is to reaffirm our...

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Main Authors: Paula R. Golombek, Karen E. Johnson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad Nacional de Colombia 2017-07-01
Series:Profile: Issues in Teachers' Professional Development
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Online Access:http://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/profile/article/view/65692
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description We offer a more nuanced characterization of teachers’ narrative inquiry as professional development (Johnson & Golombek, 2002) by grounding our definition of and empirical research on teachers’ narrative inquiry from a Vygotskian sociocultural theoretical perspective. Our goal is to reaffirm our belief in the educational value of teachers’ narrative inquiry as “systematic exploration that is conducted by teachers and for teachers through their own stories and language” (p. 6), while empirically documenting the crucial role of teacher educators in creating mediational spaces, dialogic interactions, and pedagogical tools for teachers’ narrative inquiry to flourish as professional development. It is also our goal to re-conceptualize teachers’ narrative inquiry as unbounded by time and place, and as a more fluid and emerging process.
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spelling doaj-art-5f9b17ebafcf41d48b3a27a8eed85f8e2025-08-20T03:34:56ZengUniversidad Nacional de ColombiaProfile: Issues in Teachers' Professional Development1657-07902017-07-01192152810.15446/profile.v19n2.65692Re-conceptualizing Teachers’ Narrative Inquiry as Professional DevelopmentPaula R. Golombek0Karen E. Johnson1University of FloridaThe Pennsylvania State UniversityWe offer a more nuanced characterization of teachers’ narrative inquiry as professional development (Johnson & Golombek, 2002) by grounding our definition of and empirical research on teachers’ narrative inquiry from a Vygotskian sociocultural theoretical perspective. Our goal is to reaffirm our belief in the educational value of teachers’ narrative inquiry as “systematic exploration that is conducted by teachers and for teachers through their own stories and language” (p. 6), while empirically documenting the crucial role of teacher educators in creating mediational spaces, dialogic interactions, and pedagogical tools for teachers’ narrative inquiry to flourish as professional development. It is also our goal to re-conceptualize teachers’ narrative inquiry as unbounded by time and place, and as a more fluid and emerging process.http://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/profile/article/view/65692Language teacher professional developmentteachers’ narrative inquiryVygotskian sociocultural theory
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