Teacher Dialogical Self

Professional development dynamics

Maria Impedovo
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9781806869602
14 September 2026
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14 September 2026
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  • About

Teacher Dialogical Self: Professional development dynamics offers a profound and intimate exploration of teacher identity, delving into the intricate interplay between personal and professional dimensions. By providing a deep, reflective perspective on how internal experiences—such as emotions, self-awareness, and inner dialogues—shape and are shaped by the teaching role, it seeks to enhance overall effectiveness and well-being within the educational environment. This book equips educators with a nuanced understanding of their own identities, enabling them to navigate their roles with greater authenticity and resilience. Through this introspective journey, the book aspires to foster a more supportive, engaged, and balanced teaching practice that benefits both educators and their students.

Chapter 1. The Mosaic of “I” into the Classroom: Dialogical Intersectional Exploration

  • Chapter 2. Teacher Noticing as Self-Portraiture: Relational Practices
  • Chapter 3. The Lived Experience as a Professional Possibility
  • Chapter 4. Zones of Sense: Pathways to Teacher Self
  • Chapter 5. Exploring the Teacher Bodily Self
  • Chapter 6. Inner Speak: Dwelling in Teacher Professional Development
  • Chapter 7. The Mutual Feeding of Action and Reflection as a Dialogical Process
  • Chapter 8. Emotion and Teacher Identity
  • Chapter 9. Art to Be A Teacher: a Role to Play
  • Chapter 10. Teacher Reflexivity: Becoming in the Irreversible Time
  • Chapter 11. POINTS FOR DEBATE – The Act of performing teacher professional development and wellbeing
  • Chapter 12. POINTS FOR DEBATE – Writing otherwise on Teacher professional identity.

Maria Impedovo is an Associate Professor in Educational Sciences at Aix-Marseille Université, France.