Overview

This edited book offers a compelling exploration of the personal and professional lives of educators through four thematic arcs. Using autoethnography, contributors share intimate narratives that reveal how emotion, experience and context shape educational practice. Part 1: Transition and Change reflects on career shifts and adaptation within evolving educational landscapes. Part 2: Leadership and Mentorship explores the emotional and strategic dimensions of guiding others through complex institutional roles. Part 3: Professional Identity and Growth examines how educators redefine themselves through experience, supervision and creative practice. Part 4: Reflective Practice highlights the transformative power of storytelling, feedback and relational engagement in shaping teaching and learning. The book’s broad scope and interdisciplinary appeal offer insights into resilience, mentorship, identity and growth, making it a valuable resource for educators, students and researchers seeking to understand the human dimensions of teaching, learning and leadership.

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Author:   Scott J. Threlfall ,  Jerome Carson ,  Geoff Baker
Publisher:   Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Imprint:   Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN:  

9783032145482

ISBN 10:   3032145481
Pages:   297
Publication Date:   08 May 2026
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Forthcoming
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Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Approach, Themes and Literature Base.- Part 1: Transition and Change.- Chapter 2: An Antipodean Adventure: Risk and Opportunity for Educational Migrants.- Chapter 3: Actual Intelligence: There is Nothing New Under the Sun.- Chapter 4: Education, Work and Social Change in Britain’s Former Coalfield Communities: A Critical Autoethnography.- Chapter 5: Transition and Change on a Journey of Professional Learning.- Chapter 6: An International Journey of School Change and Improvement: The Importance of Culture and Context.- Chapter 7: Integrating AI in the Classroom.- Part 2: Leadership and Mentorship.- Chapter 8: The Lived Experience of Being a Special School Leader.- Chapter 9: Navigating Love, Loss and Leadership: A Headteacher’s Journey.- Chapter 10: The Clinic is Already in the Classroom: Autoethnographic Reflections on Moving from Clinical to Academic Psychology.- Chapter 11: Assessing the Sustainability of Senior Leadership in UK Secondary Schools: A Comparative Study.- Part 3: Professional Identity and Growth.- Chapter 12: Did I Get Lost or Am I Supposed to Be Here?.- Chapter 13: ‘My Supervisor Was Hopeless’: Narratives, Contrastive Rhetoric and Doctoral Supervision.- Chapter 14: A Physician’s Journey of Self-Discovery and its Impact on Teaching Clinical Decision-Making.- Chapter 15: My Journey from Expert to Novice.-  Chapter 16: Creative Teaching and Professional Growth.- Part 4: Reflective Practice.- Chapter 17: An Autoethnographic Account of Leaving Higher Education: Critical Wayfinding and Reflections on Transitions and Values in Academia.- Chapter 18: Learning to Give Feedback on Student Writing: An Autoethnography.- Chapter 19: From My World to the Classroom: Personal Insights Shaping Professional Practice.- Chapter 20: Conclusion, Synthesis and Future Research.

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Scott J. Threlfall is Assistant Professor in the School of Education at the University of Greater Manchester, UK. An international keynote speaker, he brings interdisciplinary expertise across sport, teaching and learning, education and teacher training. His research focuses on reflective practice, teacher noticing, autoethnography and pedagogical innovation in education. Jerome Carson is Professor of Psychology at the University of Greater Manchester, UK. Jerome has over 300 scientific publications. He was recently awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award for his research by the university. He worked in the National Health Service as a clinical psychologist for 27 years. Geoff Baker is CEO of the True Learning Partnership, Emeritus Professor of Education at the University of Greater Manchester, and Honorary Visiting Professor of Education at Liverpool Hope University, UK. A distinguished educator and historian, he has authored or edited ten books and published extensively across both fields.

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