Issues of identity are paramount in addressing what it means to be a
teacher and teacher educator in a diverse educational world, and this
book faces this challenge head on. The complex and contested view of
teacher identity offers a lens for the exploration of the personal and
the professional, informing both what teachers and teacher educators do
and think.
Steadman charts the relevance of identity to the formation of teachers
and teacher educators, addressing issues around professional identity.
In foregrounding the inevitability of conflict in the formation of the
teacher identity, this book raises important issues for teacher
educators as they navigate these tensions. The book explores the
importance of collaboration between schools, universities and
communities in the ongoing development of teacher and teacher educator
identities and the provision of relevant and democratic education for
all.