Palgrave Macmillan, 2020

Series: Palgrave Studies on Leadership and Learning in Teacher Education

This new book by Cheryl J. Craig, Gayle A. Curtis, Michaelann Kelley, P. Tim Martindell, M. Michael Pérez, (four of whom are Narrative SIG members) traces the origins and activities of the longest-standing collaborative teacher group in education, the Portfolio Group. Each chapter documents, historically and conceptually, the main intellectual moments in the evolution of the idea of knowledge communities. The chapter on narrative inquiry, for example, explores the authors’ journeys to becoming narrative inquirers and takes a reflective look at narrative inquiry methods in their work with novice narrative inquirers. Authors illuminate the expansive work, research, and the leading/learning influence that the Portfolio Group has had in the local education community as well as on the international education landscape. In doing so, they illustrate the journey of a school-based, cross-institutional knowledge community and provide the proverbial light at the end of the tunnel for so many novice and newly formed groups seeking sustainability. The book demonstrates through the shared experiences of five teachers/ teacher educators the ways in which varied collaborations aimed at professional development lead to teacher growth in practice, leadership, and career.

Check out the book and individual chapters at https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-030-54670-0