Download or read book Shaping a Professional Identity written by F. Michael Connelly and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Working with a group of teacher researchers, Connelly and Clandinin address the question of how professional identities are formed. The volume includes richly textured stories of professional lives in teacher, administrative, and curriculum-making settings. These thoroughly readable, autobiographical depictions help unravel the narrative interweavings of professional contexts, teacher knowledge, and teacher identity. Authors' insightful interpretations of these stories provide valuable implications for teacher education, professional development, and progressive school change.