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Althoughreachingthispoint(Professional(achievementstatus,post-conven-
tionalmorality))wouldbeadesirablegoalforallthosewhowouldlike
toreachthehighestrungsontheprofessionalcareerladder,itisnoteasyto
statewhatthispointexactlymeans.Therefore,scrutinizingidentitythrough
theemploymentofsevendifferenttheoreticalinstruments(Frameworks)
mightbesuccessfullyusedinexaminingprofessionalidentityandconse-
quentlyresultinobtainingasetofusefullanguageteacheridentitytools.
Oncloseranalysis,ittranspiresthatalotoftheconstituentpartsofthe
sevenidentityframeworksarefairlysimilarinmeaningand,althoughitis
debatablewhichlargerconcepttheybestresemble,mostcanbesuccessfully
reducedtothreecategorieswhicharehelpfulforinvestigatingteacherpro-
fessionalidentity.Hence,asFigure1-1,providingashortcuttothewaythe
reducedcategorieshavebeenobtaineddepicts,alignment,I-Identity,substance
ofteacheridentity,authoritysources,Telos,embodied,projected,imagined,recog-
nized,identitycategoriesandresources,disciplinary,vocational,economic,global
andlocalcanrefer,morethanotherconstituentsoftheframeworks,tothe
willingnesstobecomeateacher,toassociationswiththelanguageteaching
profession,toidentificationswithsociallyassumedrolesandtoobligations
oftheteacheraswellastopossiblemaintenanceofthisconvictionthrough-
outthecareer.IcallthiscategorytheAffiliationcategory.Thesecondgroup
whichcontainsA-Identity,identity-in-practice,self-practicesandinstructional
somewhatrelatestodisplayingwaysofdoing,thinkingandtalkingabout
things,preferencesforteachingcertainaspectsratherthanothersinaway
thatismorecomfortable,secure,important,orfordifferentreasonsattrac-
tiveforateacher.InthemodelIcallthisthecategoryofAttachment.D-Identity,
identity-in-discourse,reflexive,professional,inturn,providespacefordoing
thingsonone’sowninitiative(D-Identity),theemploymentofcriticalreflex-
ivity(identity-in-discourse,reflexive),andteacherinterpretations(professional).
Astheymakeitpossibletoexercisetheteacher’sagentiveskillswithregard
tohisorherprofession,Ihaveconcentratedtheseelementsintothecategory
ofAutonomy.
Therefore,thesethreequalitiesaffiliation,attachment,autonomycan
beseenasthreeconstituentswhicharekeytotheteacherprofessionaliden-
titycore.Giventhatwithineachconcepttherecanbedifferentsub-
constituents,Iprefertorefertothemasthreedomains(3As).Thedomainsof
Affiliation,AttachmentandAutonomyprovidetheprincipalinvestigativecon-
ceptsthroughwhichteacheridentitywillbeunfoldedinthelaterchapters.
Eachcontributestoolittleasanindividuallensthroughwhichtoobserve
identity.Together,theyofferacombinationofusefulconceptuallenses
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