Table of Contents

Introduction
Developing life histories
Techniques for doing life history
What have you got when you've got a life story?
epistemological considerations
Studying teachers' life histories and professional practice
Life stories and social context
storylines and scripts
Questions of ethics and power in life history research
Confronting the dilemmas
Bibliography
Index.

About the Author

Ivor Goodson is Professor of Education and Professional Development, University of East Anglia (UK), and the Margaret Warner Graduate School, University of Rochester (USA).

Pat Sikes is Lecturer in Education, at the University of Sheffield.