TY - JOUR
T1 - Exploring the Bildungsroman of Teacher Educators
AU - Zimmerman, Aaron
AU - Brewer, Cheryl A. Bottoms
AU - Greenlees, Linnie
AU - Isidro, Elizabeth
AU - Munoz, Zinab
AU - Khan, Yvonne C
AU - Torres, Ana
AU - Watson, Shannon
AU - Woodall, Elizabeth
AU - Zaier, Amani
AU - Zeng, Xi
PY - 2018/7
Y1 - 2018/7
N2 - In this article, we utilize the theoretical framework of Bildung and the literary genre of Bildungsroman to explore the work of being a teacher educator. Drawing upon the results of a narrative self-study, we explore how, for individual teacher educators, the meaning and significance of teacher education stems from one’s life story, including lived experiences from being a child, being a student, and being a teacher. We argue that the acts of authoring and telling of stories have the potential to illuminate the interconnected nature of the personal and the professional dimensions of teacher educator self-formation.
AB - In this article, we utilize the theoretical framework of Bildung and the literary genre of Bildungsroman to explore the work of being a teacher educator. Drawing upon the results of a narrative self-study, we explore how, for individual teacher educators, the meaning and significance of teacher education stems from one’s life story, including lived experiences from being a child, being a student, and being a teacher. We argue that the acts of authoring and telling of stories have the potential to illuminate the interconnected nature of the personal and the professional dimensions of teacher educator self-formation.
M3 - Article
SP - 345
EP - 354
JO - LEARNing Landscapes Journal
JF - LEARNing Landscapes Journal
ER -