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Student identity construction in online teacher education: A narrative life history approach
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posted on 2023-05-17, 13:42 authored by Moss, T, Pittaway, SThis paper explores student identity construction through the narrative life history of one non-traditional student, engaged in teacher education in a nontraditional way – a fully online university degree course. The students within this course are all mature-aged. Most are female, and have already developed personal identities as partners, friends and mothers, as well as professional identities such as teacher aides. Adding the new identity of “student” to these already established roles has an impact on these participants’ actions, beliefs, experiences and hence on their identities. Further, the notion that they are now “pre-service teachers” forces students to consider their professional identity in new and sometimes uncomfortable ways. This paper explores the challenges for one student created by the need to negotiate this complexity. Through this exploration using narrative life history methods, the paper considers the implications of the experience of becoming a student and a teacher.
History
Publication title
International Journal of Qualitative Studies in EducationVolume
26Issue
8Pagination
1004-1018ISSN
0951-8398Department/School
Faculty of EducationPublisher
RoutledgePlace of publication
EnglandRights statement
Copyright 2012 Taylor & FrancisRepository Status
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