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Body and Soul

A Study of Narratives of Learning Lives of Creative People who Teach

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Explorations in Narrative Research

Part of the book series: Studies in Professional Life and Work ((SPLW,volume 6))

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The ‘Body and Soul’ project is part of a wider narrative of myself as a teacher educator trying to understand the relationship between creativity and teacher knowledge. It written in the context of a popular interest in creativity, immersive focus, finding one’s element and developing craft in public discourse (Sennett, 2009, Gladwell, 2009, Robinson, 2010). There is a parallel discourse in teacher education. Current policies for the qualification of teachers in UK mainstream education describe sets of ‘standards’ for qualification in the education workforce which can promote an instrumental model of learning professionals.

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Loveless, A. (2012). Body and Soul. In: Goodson, I.F., Loveless, A.M., Stephens, D. (eds) Explorations in Narrative Research. Studies in Professional Life and Work, vol 6. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6091-988-6_10

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